THE MATTHEW CHUBBS ALMSHOUSES CHARITY

Registered charity 247348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MATTHEW CHUBB ALMSHOUSES, MATTHEW CHUBB MARY DAVIS & OTHERS ALMSHOUSES CHARITY, THE ALMHOUSE CHARITIES OF MATHEW CHUBB AND OTHERS

The objects of the charity are: a. the provision of almshouse accommodation for beneficiaries; and b. such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents as the trustees decide.

Objects

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF CREWKERNE, ANCIENT PARISH OF MISTERTON, WO

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

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£39k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a small profit for the year, with unrestricted reserves totaling £77,907.78 at the end of the period. The trustees confirm that the financial statements comply with legal requirements and have been examined by an independent examiner.

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 2 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 policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 2

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREA JEAN STUART
Alice Samuel
Carolyn Anne Stella Shaw
Dennis A Holland
MICHAEL RAYMOND BEST · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£39k	£40k
31/12/2024	£34k	£23k
31/12/2023	£35k	£26k
31/12/2022	£32k	£20k
31/12/2021	£31k	£11k

Common questions

Is THE MATTHEW CHUBBS ALMSHOUSES CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned a small profit for the year, with unrestricted reserves totaling £77,907.78 at the end of the period. The trustees confirm that the financial statements comply with legal requirements and have been examined by an independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY.

JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £88k
ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £114k
CHARLES EDWARD SUGDEN'S ALMSHOUSES income £44k
HACKNEY PARISH ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £483k
THE HEREFORD CATHEDRAL ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £316k
THE DAUBENY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY income £36k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MATTHEW CHUBBS ALMSHOUSES CHARITY	£39k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
JAMES SMITH'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025	£88k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES FY2025	£114k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHARLES EDWARD SUGDEN'S ALMSHOUSES FY2026	£44k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HACKNEY PARISH ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FY2025	£483k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HEREFORD CATHEDRAL ALMSHOUSES CHARITY FY2025	£316k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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