THE ROGER EDWARDS ALMSHOUSES CHARITY

Registered charity 240835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITY OF ROGER EDWARDS, ROGER EDWARDS CHARITY

Provision of low cost rural housing to local people

Objects

1.TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.2.TO APPLY INCOME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS, OR ANY OF THEM, OR OTHER POOR PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISHES OF LLANGWM UCHA, ISAF, GWERNESNEY, LLANGEVIEW

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
£28k
Latest spending
£8k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £408,100, which the trustees consider adequate for future maintenance and improvement costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £17,835 for the year, driven by maintenance contributions and investment income, despite a void period reducing rental receipts. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Maintenance contributions (82% of income)
“Maintenance contributions 23,064”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Accumulated surplus income is retained to meet future maintenance and improvement costs of existing accommodation. (held: £408k)
“Accumulated surplus income is retained to meet future maintenance and improvement costs of existing accommodation.” — page 6
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Monmouthshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£28k£8k
31/12/2024£27k£33k
31/12/2023£25k£12k
31/12/2022£24k£12k
31/12/2021£22k£9k

Common questions

Is THE ROGER EDWARDS ALMSHOUSES CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted reserves of £408,100, which the trustees consider adequate for future maintenance and improvement costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £17,835 for the year, driven by maintenance contributions and investment income, despite a void period reducing rental receipts. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.