VOKES OLD PEOPLES WELFARE TRUST KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE VOKES TRUST

Registered charity 258872 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VOKES OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE TRUST KNOWN LOCALLY AS ALTON PEOPLE'S CLUB, VOKES TRUST

Provide support for the elderly people of Alton in Hampshire. Specifically running a lunch club

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Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£55k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £7,066 for the year, which was covered by drawing down £15,000 from its investment fund. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £808,264, with a policy to maintain the invested fund intact. The trustees consider the financial results reasonable given the essential maintenance costs required for the premises.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (55% of income)

“Rents received 19,240” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: maintain intact as far as possible its invested fund (held: £808k)

“The charity's policy for maintenance of reserves is to continue to maintain intact as far as possible its invested fund, allowing for stock market fluctuations.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of expenses to 2 trustees

“During the year a total of £406 (2024: £823) was paid to 2 (2024: 4) trustees in respect of reimbursement of payments made on behalf of the charity.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

TERENCE HUGH BLAKEchair
ANTHONY MIDMORE
Andrew James Sorrell
Jane Amelia Aylen
Nigel Hoppitt · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£43k	£55k
05/04/2024	£49k	£56k
05/04/2023	£39k	£55k
05/04/2022	£41k	£59k
05/04/2021	£52k	£54k

Common questions

Is VOKES OLD PEOPLES WELFARE TRUST KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE VOKES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £7,066 for the year, which was covered by drawing down £15,000 from its investment fund. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £808,264, with a policy to maintain the invested fund intact. The trustees consider the financial results reasonable given the essential maintenance costs required for the premises. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	06/09/2021	£3k	Garden Renovation