JOHN SAYER ALMSHOUSES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 12 July 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £38,803
Latest expenditure: £25,692
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 11 Kingsdale Road, BERKHAMSTED, Hertfordshire, HP4 3BS

Website recorded by the regulator: https://johnsayeralmshouses.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The running of almshouses for single women in need who are resident in or have connections with the area of benefit (the town of Berkhamsted and its surrounding area).

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £38,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,692

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,428
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,978

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £49,910
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,401

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £43,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,323

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £19,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,687

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £38,803
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,692
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,428
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,978
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £49,910
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,401
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £43,190
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,323
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £19,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,687
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: JOHN SAYER ALMSHOUSES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-07-12T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME DATED 26 MARCH 2007 AS AMENDED ON 23 NOV 2021 AS AMENDED ON 26 APR 2022 AS AMENDED ON 22 NOV 2022AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 13 FEB 2025
Charitable Objects: (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR SINGLE WOMEN IN NEED WHO ARE RESIDENT IN OR HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE; AND C) RELIEF IN NEED OF BENEFICIARIES BY: I. MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR II. PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR III. MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS; SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.
Area Of Benefit: THE TOWN OF BERKHAMSTED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 281688
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RICHARD BALSHAW

Charity Name Id: 281662
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BERKHAMSTED ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures