POOR'S PLATT

Registered charity 503580 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY MAKES GRANTS TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND WHO LIVE IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BARWELL. GRANTS ARE MADE TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT EITHER OF THE POOR OF THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BARWELL GENERALLY OR OF SUCH POOR PERSONS RESIDENT THEREIN AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL SELECT. IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME CANNOT IN ANY YEAR BE APPLIED IN MANNER AFORESAID SUCH INCOME MAY BE APPLIED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BARWELL. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 22 OF SCHEME)

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF BARWELL

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Leicester, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1974

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £1,248 to £23,191, while total assets stood at £880,452. The trustees consider the level of free reserves held at the year-end to be appropriate to meet ongoing operating expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds driven by a £38,447 loss on investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet the ongoing operating expenditure (reserves figure: £23k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain unrestricted funds, which include the free reserves of the Charity, at a level which, in the event of a significant fall in income, would provide sufficient funds to meet the ongoing operating expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees of Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation

“A Wheeler, M Hulbert, C Sewell, D Bendell and Rev. P Watson were also Trustees of Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation, Barwell during the year - charity no.527916.” — page 11

“During the year, the charity paid grants of £4,000 (2024: £0) to eligible students in Barwell via the Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants paid to Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation

“A Wheeler, M Hulbert, C Sewell, D Bendell and Rev. P Watson were also Trustees of Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation, Barwell during the year - charity no.527916.” — page 11

“During the year, the charity paid grants of £4,000 (2024: £0) to eligible students in Barwell via the Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev Philip Watsonchair · trustee of 2 other charities
ANDRE WHEELER · trustee of 1 other charity
Amanda Mohar
Charlotte Elizabeth Green
Colin Roger Sewell · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID HARRY THOMAS BENDELL · trustee of 1 other charity
Diane Jean Tingay
EILEEN HEMSLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Patricia Gelhar

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£30k	£31k
31/12/2024	£29k	£29k
31/12/2023	£28k	£31k
31/12/2022	£28k	£29k
31/12/2021	£27k	£22k

Common questions

Is POOR'S PLATT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £1,248 to £23,191, while total assets stood at £880,452. The trustees consider the level of free reserves held at the year-end to be appropriate to meet ongoing operating expenditure. The charity reported a net decrease in funds driven by a £38,447 loss on investments. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEW MALDEN & COOMBE, CHRIST CHURCH & ST JOHN'S	1	£3k
WEST WICKHAM AND SHIRLEY BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£2k
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY	1	£1k
BROMLEY BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£990
EASTHAMPSTEAD BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£975
THE LONGFORD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£600
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, MARSTON	1	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S BROADBRIDGE HEATH	1	£414

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POOR'S LAND.

POOR'S LAND income £27k
TILEHURST POOR'S LAND CHARITY income £35k
THE P A R CHARITABLE TRUST income £75k
PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH income £1.3m
ALLOTMENTS FOR LABOURING POOR income £84k
POOR'S ESTATE income £52k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
POOR'S PLATT	£30k	—	within	—	no doubt
POOR'S LAND FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TILEHURST POOR'S LAND CHARITY FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE P A R CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£75k	—	above	—	no doubt
PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALLOTMENTS FOR LABOURING POOR FY2025	£84k	—	unclear	—	noted

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