THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY

Registered charity 268880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABBEYFIELD HOUSE GREAT MISSENDEN, THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN DISTRICT SOCIETY

Provision of sheltered accommodation for the elderly

Objects

1. THE RELIEF AND CARE OF ELDERLY PERSONS OF ALL CLASSES SUFFERING FROM THE DISABILITIES OF OLD AGE OR OTHERWISE IN NEED.2. THE SPREADING OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES TO ALL HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND THE APPLICATION OF HUMANITARIAN AIMS TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY.3.TO PROVIDE FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE SPHERE OF VOLUNTARY WORK, SOCIAL WORK AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES SO AS TO INCULCATE THE PRINICIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.4.SUCH OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED BY ENGLISH LAW AS CHARITABLE AS THE SOCIETY SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT

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

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Latest income
£355k
Latest spending
£355k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is a going concern with trustees confident in its financial stability, supported by adequate reserves. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £498,602 against a stated reserves policy target of 8 months of normal operating expenditure (£236,000), indicating reserves are above the policy minimum. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £354,518 and charitable expenditure of £354,518.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The principal funding sources are residents' charges of £340,464 (2024: £348,770) and donations of £6,374 (2024: £3,037).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 8 months normal operating expenditure of £236,000 (held: £499k)
“The executive committee has determined the appropriate level of free reserves should represent a minimum of 8 months normal operating expenditure of £236,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£355k£355k
30/09/2024£360k£360k
30/09/2023£315k£328k
30/09/2022£283k£283k
30/09/2021£258k£279k

Common questions

Is THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is a going concern with trustees confident in its financial stability, supported by adequate reserves. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £498,602 against a stated reserves policy target of 8 months of normal operating expenditure (£236,000), indicating reserves are above the policy minimum. The charity reported a net income surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £354,518 and charitable expenditure of £354,518. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY£355k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD (STREATHAM) SOCIETY LTD FY2025£147k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD (CAMBORNE) SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD REIGATE SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£207k—0above—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024£373k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD KNUTSFORD SOCIETY LTD FY2025£185k—0above—no doubt

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