THE ABBEYFIELD WORCESTER AND HEREFORD SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 259776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ABBEYFIELD WORCESTER SOCIETY LIMITED

The principal activity of the Society is the provision of accommodation, care and companionship for lonely & frail elderly people in accordance with the aims and prinicples of The Abbeyfield Society.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £618,526 for the 18-month period ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a £564,737 impairment charge on investment properties. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £1,766,234, and the board is reviewing its reserves policy to ensure sufficient funds to finance expenditure over the following 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Ballards LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Riviera Travel — “Riviera Travel have been a valued supporter of Abbeyfield for over a decade. Book your holiday with them and mention Abbeyfield and they’ll …” (source page)
• Give As You Live — “Engage your staff and have fun raising funds for the Abbeyfield Living Society - if you are planning events, or collecting donations, the on…” (source page)
• Haven Holidays — “During their Christmas event, employees at Haven Holidays raised money and generously donated to Abbeyfield Living Society. This helped to f…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~12.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gerald Harrischair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Stuart Geoffrey King
• PAMELA JAYNE RAYER
• PETER CHARLES SCAIFF
• PETER SCOTT KENDAL

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ABBEYFIELD WREXHAM SOCIETY LTD.

• THE ABBEYFIELD WREXHAM SOCIETY LTD income £224k
• ABBEYFIELD WEST WIGHT SOCIETY LTD income £349k
• ABBEYFIELD NORTHUMBRIA income £4.7m
• THE ABBEYFIELD (WEYMOUTH) SOCIETY LIMITED income £1.0m
• THE ABBEYFIELD BERKHAMSTED AND HEMEL HEMPSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED income £736k
• THE ABBEYFIELD YORK SOCIETY LIMITED income £895k

Side by side with its peers

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