PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 242475 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as P A

See attached accounts

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE MENTAL ILLNESS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND IN PARTICULAR SCHIZOPHRENIA. 2. TO PROVIDE OR FURTHER THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONS SUFFERING OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION OR OF SUCH ACCOMMODATION BY WAY OF TREATMENT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net deficit of £28,821 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the total unrestricted reserves stood at £378,063, which is significantly above the stated policy target of approximately £105,000. The trustees noted that their accountants advised spending more as current reserves are considered too high.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Cole
• Joachim Richter
• MARK ELMER
• Morag Cleland
• Nicholas John Mercer
• STEVEN DAVID BLUESTONE

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

Operates in: Camden · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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