WEST SOMERSET HOME (BLENHEIM LODGE) LIMITED

Registered charity 276926 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLENHEIM LODGE

The establishment, operation, maintenance and support of care homes for the elderly or infirm.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £1,553,317 from £1,354,282 in the prior year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £145,503. The charity reports unrestricted free reserves of £392,445, which the trustees consider to be above their stated policy target of approximately £350,000 required to cover three months' outgoings. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by AC Mole LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01375789

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• ROSS, David Douglas — director, appointed 14/05/2026on trustee list
• WEAR, Michael James Ross — director, appointed 28/10/2024on trustee list
• RICKETTS- TANNER, Diana Lynne — director, appointed 04/10/2023not on trustee list
• VAUGHAN, Linda Mary — director, appointed 22/06/2021on trustee list
• STABB, Martin Charles — director, appointed 21/04/2021on trustee list
• BRIDAL, Jessica — secretary, appointed 06/01/2021

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

CQC provider record: West Somerset Home (Blenheim Lodge) Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 05/08/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• Blenheim Lodge: Good (23/12/2017) · CQC record

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/07/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Douglas Ross
• Diana Ricketts- Tanner
• Dr Michael Alastair Currie
• Linda Vaughan
• Martin Stabb
• Michael James Ross Wear

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BAXENDALE CARE HOME.

• BAXENDALE CARE HOME income £2.7m
• SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS income £1.5m
• THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
• HILLBROOK GRANGE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME income £2.1m
• THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED income £373k
• THE ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION CARE COMPANY income £64.6m

Side by side with its peers

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