THE LADY MARGARET HUNGERFORD CHARITY

Registered charity 248575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAME MARGARET HUNGERFORD CHARITY, THE HUNGERFORD CHARITY (EXCLUSIVE OF LADY MARGARET HUNGERFORD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)

Providing accomodation for people with a connection with Corsham

Objects

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME; 2. IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE OR WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARENT OR GUARDIAN, RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF CORSHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF, WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Area of benefit: CORSHAM AND NEIGHBOUGHOOD.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves of £6,021,219 at the year end. The trustees report that contributions were reviewed annually and increased in line with the Consumer Price Index, with no voids during the year. Despite significant structural repair requirements for the historic building, the charity has sustained funding through rental income and fundraising efforts.

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 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.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE LADY MARGARET HUNGERFORD CHARITY (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Frederik van Gerwen
• Gareth Ward
• Jack Peeters
• Janet Battersby
• Oliver Martyn Duckworth
• Robert Charles Shillaker

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).