THE TAWSTOCK JUBILEE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 240160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JUBILEE ALMSHOUSE

To provide accommodation for aged persons and those who are unable to access the normal accommodation provisions To keep the Jubilee House in a good state of repair and otherwise to administer the assets of the Charity.

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR AGED OR INFIRM PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF THE PARISH OF TAWSTOCK JUBILEE ALMSHOUSES(EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS)

Area of benefit: PARISH OF TAWSTOCK.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£18k

Registered

1986

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £7,497.27 for the year ended 31 December 2025, derived from total income of £25,509.07 against total costs of £18,011.80. The trustees' report indicates an intention to continue functioning and hold sufficient reserves to sustain the charity should income fall below expected levels.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to sustain the charity should our income fall below expected levels (reserves figure: £7k)

“The aim of our policy is to hold sufficient reserves to sustain the charity should our income fall below expected levels.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Margaret Kemptonchair
Ann-Marie Andrew
George Edward Kempton · trustee of 1 other charity
Gillian Thorne
Graham Trevor Thorne
Pat Lines
Philip Christopher Mason
Rodney Elliott

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£26k	£18k
31/12/2024	£22k	£27k
31/12/2023	£23k	£8k
31/12/2022	£19k	£10k
31/12/2021	£20k	£5k

Common questions

Is THE TAWSTOCK JUBILEE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £7,497.27 for the year ended 31 December 2025, derived from total income of £25,509.07 against total costs of £18,011.80. The trustees' report indicates an intention to continue functioning and hold sufficient reserves to sustain the charity should income fall below expected levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JANE GIBSON ALMSHOUSES.

JANE GIBSON ALMSHOUSES income £42k
TIVERTON ALMSHOUSE TRUST income £1.1m
ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £114k
JUBILEE HOUSE CARE TRUST LTD income £3.8m
JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £88k
THE HESLINGTON ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £63k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE TAWSTOCK JUBILEE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
JANE GIBSON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TIVERTON ALMSHOUSE TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	1	unclear	—	no doubt
ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES FY2025	£114k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
JUBILEE HOUSE CARE TRUST LTD FY2025	£3.8m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	above	—	no doubt
JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£88k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.