THE ANDROS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 245543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRANTHAM TRUSTEES, THE ADNROS FUND

Provision of housing for elderly.

Objects

1) ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN 50 YEARS OF AGE. 2) RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF CHAILEY WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: EAST SUSSEX.

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

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Latest income

£225k

Latest spending

£185k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £40,262 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Unrestricted funds were maintained at £5,198,553, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees consider the financial state of the charity to remain good.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £5.2m)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments for website costs and flooring to Jamie Hall, son of trustee Jackie Hall.

“Payments of £60 (2024: £1,300) for website costs and £1,020 for Flooring King were made to Jamie Hall, son of trustee Jackie Hall, on a normal commercial basis.” — page 21

“Payments of £nil (2024: £20,813) for phone and IT systems were made to Cloud Voice and Data, where trustee Jackie Hall worked for Cloud Voice and Data during this period.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payments for phone and IT systems to Cloud Voice and Data, where trustee Jackie Hall worked.

“Payments of £60 (2024: £1,300) for website costs and £1,020 for Flooring King were made to Jamie Hall, son of trustee Jackie Hall, on a normal commercial basis.” — page 21

“Payments of £nil (2024: £20,813) for phone and IT systems were made to Cloud Voice and Data, where trustee Jackie Hall worked for Cloud Voice and Data during this period.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jackie Louise Hallchair
Christine Peskett
PETER MULCARE

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£225k	£185k
31/03/2024	£225k	£247k
31/03/2023	£221k	£190k
31/03/2022	£208k	£304k
31/03/2021	£230k	£144k

Common questions

Is THE ANDROS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £40,262 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Unrestricted funds were maintained at £5,198,553, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees consider the financial state of the charity to remain good. 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
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£67k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	1	£31k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
COVENTRY CHURCH (MUNICIPAL) CHARITIES	1	£14k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£10k
THE WILLIAM DELAFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES.

THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES income £233k
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES income £109k
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
ST ANDREW'S HOUSE income £1.5m
ASHBOURNE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £233k
BRISTOL AND ANCHOR ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £336k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ANDROS ALMSHOUSE CHARITY	£225k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE JAMES LLOYD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£233k	—	above	—	no doubt
MANNING AND ANDERDON ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST ANDREW'S HOUSE FY2025	£1.5m	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
ASHBOURNE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2024	£233k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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