THE WILLIAM AND SARAH MIDGLEY ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 260359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity was established to provide almshouses for persons resident in the neighbourhood of Lees Cum Cross Roads, Keighley, West Yorkshire.

Objects

COTTAGES FOR THE USE RENT FREE OF POOR OLD PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE NEIGHOURHOOD OF LEES FOR SUCH LENGTH OF TIME AS THE SAID TRUSTEES MIGHT DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: LEES NEAR KEIGHLEY

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £30,070, which is within the trustees' stated policy target range of £30,000 to £35,000. The charity reported a net deficit for the year of £14,775, primarily due to significant repair and refurbishment costs, but maintains sufficient funds to continue as a going concern.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Heidi Barnard · trustee of 1 other charity
• Maralyn Becker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Bottomley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patricia Laycock · trustee of 1 other charity
• REVD LIZ MOY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev PETER STUART WILSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• david richardson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bradford City

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