THE QUEEN ALEXANDRA COTTAGE HOMES
Charity overview
Regulatory alerts
- The Charity Commission has issued an official warning Open in new window
- The Charity Commission has opened an inquiry Open in new window into the charity
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Provision of a range of accommodation and support to local older people which is designed to enable them to live as full and independent a life as possible
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2022
Total income:
£2,092,501
| Donations and legacies | £36.84k | |
| Charitable activities | £2.06m | |
| Other trading activities | £0 | |
| Investments | £1 | |
| Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£2,199,054
| Raising funds | £0 | |
| Charitable activities | £2.20m | |
| Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £0 | |
| Charitable expenditure | £2.20m |
People
63 Employee(s)
3 Trustee(s)
3 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityTrading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Accommodation/housing
- Elderly/old People
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- East Sussex
Governance
- 29 October 1962: Standard registration
No other names
- Care Quality Commission
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
3 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER AUSTIN | Trustee | 28 September 2011 |
|
|
||||||||
| Neil Derek Rogers | Trustee | 01 September 2002 |
|
|
||||||||
| IAN MICHAEL ALEXANDER STEWART | Trustee |
|
||||||||||
Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2018 | 31/03/2019 | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Total gross income | £1.92m | £1.93m | £2.07m | £2.14m | £2.09m | |
|
|
Total expenditure | £2.18m | £2.19m | £2.31m | £2.31m | £2.20m | |
|
|
Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
|
|
Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
|
|
Income - Donations and legacies | £12.17k | £1.60k | £33.16k | £35.90k | £36.84k | |
|
|
Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Income - Charitable activities | £1.91m | £1.93m | £2.03m | £2.10m | £2.06m | |
|
|
Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Income - Investment | £1.60k | £1.98k | £859 | £56 | £1 | |
|
|
Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £28.78k | £10.00k | £0 | |
|
|
Expenditure - Charitable activities | £2.18m | £2.19m | £2.31m | £2.31m | £2.20m | |
|
|
Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Expenditure - Governance | £7.10k | £12.66k | £10.95k | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
| Asset / Liability | 31/03/2018 | 31/03/2019 | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Own use assets | £4.87m | £4.69m | £4.51m | £4.36m | £4.22m | |
|
|
Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Other assets | £764.75k | £439.18k | £247.91k | £199.70k | £105.72k | |
|
|
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
|
|
Total liabilities | £2.94m | £2.70m | £2.57m | £2.55m | £2.53m |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual return | 31 March 2025 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 60 days | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2025 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 60 days | |
| Annual return | 31 March 2024 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 425 days | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 425 days | |
| Annual return | 31 March 2023 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 791 days | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | Overdue | Charity reporting is overdue by 791 days | |
| Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 19 March 2026 | 1143 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 19 March 2026 | 1143 days late | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 20 April 2022 | 79 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 03 April 2025 | 1158 days late | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
INDENTURE DATED 17 JUN 1911 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 19 FEB 2025
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION OF COTTAGE HOMES FOR THE AGED AND DESERVING POOR OF EASTBOURNE.
Area of benefit
EASTBOURNE
Linked charities
- 29 October 1962 : Standard registration
Contact information
- Address:
-
557 SEASIDE
EASTBOURNE
EAST SUSSEX
BN23 6NE
- Phone:
- 01323739689
- Email:
- peter@qachomes.plus.com
- Website:
Thank you for your feedback. Do you have 5 minutes to tell us what you think of this service?Open in new window