ALFRED STUBBS TRUST
The Charity is an Almshouse which provides eight properties housing older people in Doncaster.
Objects
TO PROVIDE ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR MARRIED COUPLES WIDOWS OR WIDOWS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE RESIDED IN THE FORMER COUNTY BOROUGH OF DONCASTER OR WITHIN A RADIUS OF TEN MILES OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH CHURCH OF ST. GEORGES DONCASTER FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS PRECEDING THE TIME THEIR APPOINTMENT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £71,004 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £946,414. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. However, the corporate trustee's governance grading was downgraded by the regulator, though the charity maintains that appropriate steps are being taken to recover compliance.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trust’s policy is to hold reserves in order to ensure that the costs relating to the maintenance of the fabric of the buildings, both in the short and long term, are available to enable the Trust to continue to achieve its objectives.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- 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
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £84k | £36k |
| 31/03/2024 | £82k | £44k |
| 31/03/2023 | £61k | £30k |
| 31/03/2022 | £51k | £23k |
| 31/03/2021 | £51k | £33k |
Common questions
Is ALFRED STUBBS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £71,004 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £946,414. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. However, the corporate trustee's governance grading was downgraded by the regulator, though the charity maintains that appropriate steps are being taken to recover compliance. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.