THE ABBEYFIELD LEIGH SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 243592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide very sheltered housing accomodation.

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: LEIGH

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
£275k
Latest spending
£329k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £43,200 for the period, with total funds decreasing from £1,178,438 to £1,135,238. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,135,238 are maintained in line with the policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity remains solvent with significant unrestricted funds held in cash and investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months expenditure.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£275k£329k
05/04/2024£284k£248k
05/04/2023£271k£245k
05/04/2022£245k£218k
05/04/2021£266k£200k

Common questions

Is THE ABBEYFIELD LEIGH SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £43,200 for the period, with total funds decreasing from £1,178,438 to £1,135,238. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,135,238 are maintained in line with the policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity remains solvent with significant unrestricted funds held in cash and investments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ABBEYFIELD REIGATE SOCIETY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ABBEYFIELD LEIGH SOCIETY LIMITED£275k—0within—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD REIGATE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£207k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD YORK SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£895k—0below—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD SANDERSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD BERKHAMSTED AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£736k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD (STREATHAM) SOCIETY LTD FY2025£147k—0above—no doubt

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