CLAPHAM CHARITY TRUST

Registered charity 247653 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLAPHAM CHARITY TRUST LIMITED, THE ABBEYFIELD (CLAPHAM) SOCIETY LIMITED

The Charity owns the FREEHOLD of 35 RODENHURST ROAD CLAPHAM PARK LONDON SW4 8AE.It is occupied on privileged terms by those in need of HOUSING all originally within the SCHEME conceived (1965) by Maj CARR GOMM and THE ABBEYFIELD SOCIETY. It is modified to the extent that we do not OFFER nor do we now have the Services of a HOUSEKEEPER

Objects

TO HOUSE LONELY OLD PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE ON THEIR OWN, AND IN SO DOING TO PROVIDE A FOCAL POINT FOR THE GOODWILL AND KINDNESS OF NEIGHBOURS.

Area of benefit: LAMBETH.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,435,416 at the year end, an increase from the previous year. The charity reported a surplus of £16,575 for the period, driven by investment income, as it undertook no fundraising activities and incurred minimal charitable expenditure.

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 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

• Dr ABDUL MAJID HUSSAIN MUKADAM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Haroon Ali Muhammad
• MOHAMMED ASLAM IJAZ

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

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