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CHARITY OF AMBROSE ALLEN

Registered charity 260924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE AMBROSE ALLEN CHARITY

The main activity of the Ambrose Allen Charity is the provision of a building for the use of elderly residents. Examples of groups that use the Ambrose Allen Centre are Loddon Valley Day Care which provides respite care and the Lunch Club which provides a hot two course meal once a week for the elderly.

Objects

FOR THE ACCOMMODATION AND BENEFIT OF ELDERLEY AND NEEDY FOLK.

Area of benefit: HAMPSHIRE

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves comprising cash and investments totaling £149,324. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy aiming to hold 25% of the building's value plus four months of expendable resources, but the document does not explicitly state the total unrestricted reserves figure required for a direct comparison or confirm if the current holdings meet that specific policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 25% of the value of the Ambrose Allen Centre building along with at least four months of expendable resources (held: £149k)
“The trustees have reviewed the Charity’s need for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and aim to hold reserves of 25% of the value of the Ambrose Allen Centre building along with at least four months of expendable resources to meet its obligations.” — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2026£42k£43k
31/08/2025£138k£116k
31/08/2024£27k£29k
31/08/2023£30k£30k
31/08/2022£61k£52k

Common questions

Is CHARITY OF AMBROSE ALLEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves comprising cash and investments totaling £149,324. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy aiming to hold 25% of the building's value plus four months of expendable resources, but the document does not explicitly state the total unrestricted reserves figure required for a direct comparison or confirm if the current holdings meet that specific policy target. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHARITY OF AMBROSE ALLEN£42k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025£177k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD (STREATHAM) SOCIETY LTD FY2025£147k—0above—no doubt
ALLANDALE CARE GROUP LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——above—no doubt
WILLIAM LOVETT'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt
FOORD ALMSHOUSES FY2025£696k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.