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Thornage Hall Independent Living

Registered charity 297496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C C E A, CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES EAST ANGLIA

CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES IS A COMMUNITY SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE AND WORK TOGETHER WITH SHARED AIMS IN A MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

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Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £563,751 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted net current assets of £2,497,078. The trustees confirm that the state of the charity's financial affairs is satisfactory and that sufficient funds and reserves exist to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months normal running costs (held: £1.4m)
“The Trustees have given careful consideration to the level of free reserves the charity should hold and have established a policy of holding 6 months normal running costs, which at 31 March 2025 amounted to £1,279,702.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy services provided by a close family member of a trustee.
“During the year a close family member of J A Manser (a Trustee of the Charity until 25 February 2025) provided consultancy services to the Charity totalling £3,250 (2024: £4,250) with no balance outstanding at either the current or previous year end.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Thornage Hall Independent Living — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 31/07/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
60

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£2.6m
31/03/2024£2.7m£2.5m
31/03/2023£2.3m£2.1m
31/03/2022£2.3m£2.1m
31/03/2021£2.1m£1.8m

Common questions

Is Thornage Hall Independent Living financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £563,751 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted net current assets of £2,497,078. The trustees confirm that the state of the charity's financial affairs is satisfactory and that sufficient funds and reserves exist to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

Who funds Thornage Hall Independent Living?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Thornage Hall Independent Living as a grant recipient include The John Gurney Charitable Trust, THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The John Gurney Charitable TrustFY2025£100k
The John Gurney Charitable TrustFY2024£100k
THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£54k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£50kDisability
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£25kOrchard Lodge: Provision of Dementia-Friendly Accommodation
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITYFY2023£25kOrchard Lodge new building
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2024£19k
ANNE FRENCH MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£14kNon Clergy grants
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
CLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
ANNE FRENCH MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£2kCharities in the Diocese of Norwich
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2022£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£1k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2026£20kMini bus / People Carrier appeal

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
THE ICTHIUS CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUST1£107k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION1£30k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY1£26k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£10k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION1£10k
THE ROGER AND JEAN JEFCOATE TRUST1£10k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Thornage Hall Independent Living£3.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£35.4m——unclear5.4%no doubt
THORNLEIGH CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES LIMITED FY2025£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
CAMPHILL DEVON COMMUNITY LIMITED FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
CAMPHILL MILTON KEYNES COMMUNITIES LIMITED FY2025£5.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE MOUNT CAMPHILL COMMUNITY LIMITED FY2025£3.9m—0above—no doubt

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