Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

SIMMONS HOMES

Simmons Homes is an Almshouse charity which has 13 properties in Okehampton, Devon. The properties are let to people who live in Okehampton or Okehampton Hamlets.

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Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/23	£81	£79	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£74	£24	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£69	£55	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£70	£79	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£66	£94	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£60	£18	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	£58	£64	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£60	£57	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£54	£65	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	£52	£31	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	£52	£28	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12	£50	£33	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	£51	£28	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10	£48	£24	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09	£49	£28	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/08	£95	£87	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07	£39	£26	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/06	£38	£35	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£34	£48	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£69	£63	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 62 years

clerk@okehamptoncharities.org.uk

07715621480

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

REV M DAVIES Appointed: 2014

MR D DREW

MRS C MARSH

REV S COOK, Other trusteeships: OKEHAMPTON UNITED CHARITY, OKEHAMPTON UNITED ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY,

ALLENTON FISHER Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: OKEHAMPTON UNITED CHARITY,

LAURA CAROLINE BIRD Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeships: INSPIRATION CHURCH OF THE NATIONS OKEHAMPTON, GET CHANGED THEATRE COMPANY, THE MUSEUM OF DARTMOOR LIFE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/04/1962, number: 201676

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Okehampton United Charity
PO Box 109
OKEHAMPTON
Devon
EX20 9BF

Objectives

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES) ARE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN AND HAMLETS OF OKEHAMPTON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TOWN AND HAMLETS OF OAKEHAMPTON

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