THE FAIRBANK SOCIETY

Registered charity 258882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ABBEYFIELD KIRKBY LONSDALE SOCIETY LIMITED

The main activity of the Charity is the provision of supported sheltered housing for elderly local people

Objects

(1) TO PROVIDE SUPPORTED SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR ADULTS TO RELIEVE LONELINESS, HARDSHIP, INSECURITY OR OTHER NEEDS AND TO ENABLE RESIDENTS TO LIVE ACTIVE FULFILLED LIVES AS FAR AS THEY ARE ABLE; AND (2) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY OF KIRKBY LONSDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE LONELY, INSECURE, SUFFER HARDSHIP OR ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED OF SUPPORT BY ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO ENGAGE WITH THEM.

Area of benefit: KIRKBY LONDSDALE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £35,315 for the year, primarily driven by £51,000 in building works expenditure. However, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £899,197 exceed the stated policy target of £750,000, and the going concern basis remains appropriate with sufficient liquid assets to cover current liabilities.

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 5 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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~39.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR DAVID GARETH THOMASchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr IAIN MELVIN BRIDE
• Gillian Audrey Sykes · trustee of 4 other charities
• LYNDA SKINNER
• Lesley Janet Barrett
• Lorna Mary Wilson
• MARY QUINN · trustee of 1 other charity
• MERLIN HIBBS
• Michele Evelyn Emptage
• Rev Anne Pettifor

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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• FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME income £2.8m
• THE ABBEYFIELD SANDERSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED income £147k
• FAIRSHARE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £6.4m
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• Pilgrims' Friend Society (RP) income £2.3m
• THE ABBEYFIELD LEIGH SOCIETY LIMITED income £275k

Side by side with its peers

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