THE ABBEYFIELD (STREATHAM) SOCIETY LTD

Registered charity 243585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide very sheltered accommodation, with meals, for elderly people in one house in Streatham.

Objects

TO RELIEVE AGED, IMPOTENT AND POOR PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: STREATHAM

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£147k
Latest spending
£150k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds sufficient funds to meet day-to-day requirements and has no debt, with total unrestricted reserves of £2,387,654. The trustees note that current reserves are in excess of their stated policy requirements, a situation attributed to the previous sale of a property. The charity maintains a strong balance sheet with significant property assets and good cash reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (84% of income)
“Income from charitable activities represents income receivable from goods, services and facilities supplied in furtherance of the charity's charitable objects. It consists of rental income received from residents.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £2.4m)
“We additionally aim to maintain sufficient reserves to cover 6 months running costs to protect our residents from the risk of sudden closure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Raymond Smith received £33.60 for covering a housekeeping shift.
“Specifically, a payment of £33.60 was made to Raymond Smith (trustee) for covering a housekeeping shift”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee for housekeeping shift
“Specifically, a payment of £33.60 was made to Raymond Smith (trustee) for covering a housekeeping shift”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£147k£150k
31/03/2024£100k£145k
31/03/2023£135k£149k
31/03/2022£135k£127k
31/03/2021£123k£108k

Common questions

Is THE ABBEYFIELD (STREATHAM) SOCIETY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds sufficient funds to meet day-to-day requirements and has no debt, with total unrestricted reserves of £2,387,654. The trustees note that current reserves are in excess of their stated policy requirements, a situation attributed to the previous sale of a property. The charity maintains a strong balance sheet with significant property assets and good cash reserves. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ABBEYFIELD (STREATHAM) SOCIETY LTD£147k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FY2025£355k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD UXBRIDGE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£368k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD REIGATE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£207k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£373k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD (CAMBORNE) SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt

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