HENLEY ON THAMES ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 292855 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HENLEY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES

housing for those in need in Henley on Thames/Bix and Rotherfield Greys

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE MUNICIPAL CHARITIES THINK FIT.FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISHES OF BIX AND ROTHERFIELD GREYS AND THE TOWN OF HENLEY-ON-THAMES.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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

Latest income

£433k

Latest spending

£336k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £7,651,153 within the Almshouse Charity, supported by significant investment properties and financial assets. The trustees consider the designated repair and maintenance funds, along with future monthly contributions, to be adequate for current objectives. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payment to Parochial Church Council of which Rev J Tayler is a Trustee

“During the year the charity made a payment of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary The Virgin, Henley on Thames, a Charity of which Reverend J Tayler is a Trustee.” — page 30

“During the year the charity made a payment of £525 (2024 : Nil) to Henley Choral Society, a Charity of which Dr P A Ashby's wife is a member of the committee.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to Henley Choral Society of which Dr P A Ashby's wife is a committee member

“During the year the charity made a payment of £30,000 (2024: £30,000) to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary The Virgin, Henley on Thames, a Charity of which Reverend J Tayler is a Trustee.” — page 30

“During the year the charity made a payment of £525 (2024 : Nil) to Henley Choral Society, a Charity of which Dr P A Ashby's wife is a member of the committee.” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP. 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.

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Investment
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

TRISTAN ANTONY STUBBSchair · trustee of 4 other charities
Alison Frances Collins · trustee of 4 other charities
CHARLOTTE MILES-KINGSTON
DAVID ANTHONY TATE · trustee of 6 other charities
DR RICHARD TOMLINS · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr PETER ANTHONY ASHBY MB BS · trustee of 5 other charities
GILLIAN MARY OVEY · trustee of 4 other charities
Ian Reissmann · trustee of 6 other charities
Joanne Maree O'Connor · trustee of 4 other charities
Kellie Louise Hinton · trustee of 5 other charities
MICHAEL NEILL FORSDIKE · trustee of 4 other charities
Rev Jeremy Charles Tayler · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£433k	£336k
31/03/2024	£398k	£185k
31/03/2023	£360k	£203k
31/03/2022	£345k	£124k
31/03/2021	£321k	£97k

Common questions

Is HENLEY ON THAMES ALMSHOUSE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted reserves of £7,651,153 within the Almshouse Charity, supported by significant investment properties and financial assets. The trustees consider the designated repair and maintenance funds, along with future monthly contributions, to be adequate for current objectives. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ESTATE CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE	1	£1.1m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HENLEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

HENLEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £184k
Henley on Thames Parochial Church Council income £215k
THE HARTLEY TRUST income £2.6m
THRALE ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY income £274k
CHELTENHAM ALMSHOUSES & AID CIO income £312k
GREENWICH CHARITY OF WILLIAM HATCLIFFE AND THE MISSES SMITH income £460k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HENLEY ON THAMES ALMSHOUSE CHARITY	£433k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HENLEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£184k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Henley on Thames Parochial Church Council FY2025	£215k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HARTLEY TRUST FY2024	£2.6m	£180,001 - £190,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THRALE ALMSHOUSE AND RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY FY2025	£274k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHELTENHAM ALMSHOUSES & AID CIO FY2025	£312k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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