Finance Score: -12
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

THE HENRY GILDER DRAKE CHARITY 

Provision of affordable housing in the form of almshouses
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • This charity appears to be dormant

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£0£0£00
31/03/22£0£0£00
31/03/21*£0£0£00
31/03/20£0£0£00
31/03/19*£0£0£00
31/03/18£0£0£00
31/03/17£0£0£00
31/03/16£0£0£00
31/03/15*£0£0£00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

avalonbsl@outlook.com

07990501921

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2014, number: 1157467
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR21: 154 days late, AR19: 185 days late, AR15: 359 days late,
Main office

286 Mersea Road
COLCHESTER
CO2 8QY

Objectives

4.1 THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO SHALL BE RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF ALTHORNE, LATCHINGDON, MAYLAND AND SOUTHMINSTER AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT; AND4.2 IN RELATION TO ANY PROPERTY OR PROPERTIES ACQUIRED OR BUILT BY THE CHARITY TRUSTEES AFTER THE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THIS CONSTITUTION, THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR POOR PERSONS WHO SHALL BE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT OR HAS A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE DENGIE HUNDRED PARISHES, BEING THE PARISHES OF ALTHORNE, ASHELDHAM AND DENGIE, BRADWELL-ON-SEA, COLD NORTON, LATCHINGDON, MAYLAND, MUNDON, NORTH FAMBRIDGE, PURLEIGH, ST LAWRENCE AND SOUTHMINSTER, STAPLE, SLOW MARIES, TILLINGHAM WOODHAM WALTER, WOODHAM MORTIMER WITH HAZELEIGH, BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH AND MALDON.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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