THE ABBEYFIELD (WEYMOUTH) SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 246972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

Provision of accommodation to elderly persons.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£946k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the society reported a surplus of £61,641 for the year ended 30 September 2023, with total unrestricted reserves of £1,387,050. However, the trustees have concluded that the entity is not a going concern due to the planned sale of Legh House and the expected merger of the remaining operation at MacPherson House with another Abbeyfield society.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Care home services (79% of income)
“Care home services 788, 160”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“Due to this the trustees have concluded it no longer appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. Accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than a going concern.” — page 7
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by G B Reid Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2022 and FY2023 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

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.

CQC provider record: The Abbeyfield (Weymouth) Society Limited — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 14/01/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2023)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£946k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
38

Reported reserves equal ~17.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025——
30/09/2024——
30/09/2023£1.0m£946k
30/09/2022£843k£931k
30/09/2021£766k£901k

Common questions

Is THE ABBEYFIELD (WEYMOUTH) SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the society reported a surplus of £61,641 for the year ended 30 September 2023, with total unrestricted reserves of £1,387,050. However, the trustees have concluded that the entity is not a going concern due to the planned sale of Legh House and the expected merger of the remaining operation at MacPherson House with another Abbeyfield society. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by G B Reid Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ABBEYFIELD (WEYMOUTH) SOCIETY LIMITED£1.0m—0unclear—not going concern
THE ABBEYFIELD BERKHAMSTED AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£736k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD REIGATE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£207k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD WORCESTER AND HEREFORD SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD (MAIDENHEAD) SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£3.3m—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD RYDE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£271k—0unclear—no doubt

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