Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

DORCHESTER ALMSHOUSES

The relief of financial hardship by the provision of social housing in the form of almshouse accommodationand ancillary equipment, services and financial relief for almpersons appointed from the class ofbeneficiaries.The class of beneficiaries is people in financial hardship who are inhabitants of the town of Dorchester orelsewhere in the county of Dorset.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
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
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23?		£237,699	£184,605	£53,094	4
31/12/21		£0	£0	£0	0
31/12/20	*	£0	£0	£0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.dorchesteralmshouses.co.uk

office@dorchesteralmshouses.co.uk

01305 262662

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Dorset,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CLLR JANET ELIZABETH HEWITT Appointed: 2019

FIONA KENT-LEDGER Appointed: 2019

JOHN CHRISTMAS Appointed: 2020

MARY ELIZABETH KNOWN AS MOLLY RENNIE (Chair) Appointed: 2019

NIGEL PAUL BUNDY Appointed: 2019

SALLY MARGARET GOSS Appointed: 2019

TIMOTHY LOASBY Appointed: 2023

CLLR RICHARD MARTIN BIGGS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: DORCHESTER YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE,

SUSAN CAROLINE HOSFORD Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: DT2 PRODUCTIONS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2019, number: 1187063

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR20: 32 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CHUBB, WHETSTONE AND NAPPER'S ALMSHOUSES on 22/06/2023

Main office

Dorchester Almshouses
The Clerk's Office
Whetstones
West Walks
Dorchester
Dorset

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR ALMSPERSONS APPOINTED FROM THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES.THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES IS PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF DORCHESTER OR ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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