THE ALDERMASTON CHARITY

Registered charity 262366 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POOR'S ALLOTMENTS, THE ALDERMASTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY

Making grants to people in need who reside in Aldermaston. Providing Almshouse accomadation.

Objects

RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF ALDERMASTON.

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 · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£17k
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial free reserves of £1,771,577, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover expected expenditure in the short to medium term. The charity reported a net income increase to £70,740 for the year, driven by higher interest income and almshouse rents, while charitable expenditure decreased significantly to £17,344. The financial position is stable with total funds increasing to £1,903,906.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover expected expenditure in the short to medium term (held: £1.8m)
“This is considered by the trustees as sufficient to cover expected expenditure in the short to medium term.”
Per its FY2024 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £365k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£88k£17k
31/12/2023£24k£31k
31/12/2022£17k£21k
31/12/2021£16k£6k
31/12/2020£17k£8k

Common questions

Is THE ALDERMASTON CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds substantial free reserves of £1,771,577, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover expected expenditure in the short to medium term. The charity reported a net income increase to £70,740 for the year, driven by higher interest income and almshouse rents, while charitable expenditure decreased significantly to £17,344. The financial position is stable with total funds increasing to £1,903,906. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.