THE HOLMES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 274917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide housing and annual outings for the over 60's of Arundel.

Objects

THE ACCOMMODATION OF AGED AND DESERVING PERSONS PREVIOUSLY LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF ARUNDEL.

Area of benefit: ARUNDEL

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 expenditure exceeded income for the second consecutive year due to reduced rental income and major renovation costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the Foundation’s financial position to be very healthy. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £105,803 to cover future maintenance and potential portfolio additions.

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 3 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• JAMES STEWART DEANchair
• Carole Ann Dean
• GEOFFREY THOMAS ALLEN

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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