MARSDEN MEMORIAL HOMES

Registered charity 518431 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide accommodation for older poeple who are in need and who live in the Bradford and Harrogate area.

Objects

1. THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR AGED OR INFIRM PERSONS IN NEED. 2. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OF ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE MANAGING TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

£48k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,836 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to £28,613 in the previous year. Free reserves stood at £159,304, which the trustees consider prudent to avoid the necessity of realising fixed assets. The charity is a subsidiary of Karbon Homes Group and relies on management fees recharged by its corporate trustee, 54 North Homes Limited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets (held: £159k)

“The Trustee has reviewed the Charity’s needs for reserves in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission and consider it prudent that reserves should be sufficient to avoid the necessity to realise fixed assets.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Management fee charged by corporate trustee

“During the year, the Charity was charged management fees of £9,728 (2024: £9,032) by 54 North Homes Limited whose executive board function as Trustee of the Charity.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

54 North Homes Limited · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£48k	£47k
31/03/2024	£46k	£19k
31/03/2023	£42k	£105k
31/03/2022	£37k	£41k
31/03/2021	£37k	£29k

Common questions

Is MARSDEN MEMORIAL HOMES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,836 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to £28,613 in the previous year. Free reserves stood at £159,304, which the trustees consider prudent to avoid the necessity of realising fixed assets. The charity is a subsidiary of Karbon Homes Group and relies on management fees recharged by its corporate trustee, 54 North Homes Limited. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.