Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

LAND AND POSSESSIONS OF THE POOR OF ELY OTHERWISE PARSONS' CHARITY 

Making grants towards the relief of financial hardship, education, training and for medical needs including grants to other charities and community organisations.Also providing dwellings (almshouses) and supporting the residents who live them.All above activities are limited to an area of benefit which corresponds with the LocalGovernment area administered by the City of Ely Council
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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 Volun-
teers
30/06/23£401£325£77n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22£344£311£33n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£318£218£99n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£331£187£144n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19£332£349£-17n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£329£246£83£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£311£258£52£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16*£300£197£102£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£284£235£50£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£265£190£76£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£260£191£69£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£231£200£31£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£216£181£35£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10*£215£182£32£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£236£360£-124£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08*£231£210£22£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07*£188£165£22£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06?*£101£94£7£0£0£0n/a00
01/11/05*£151£120£31£0£0£0n/a00
01/11/04£145£135£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 52 years

www.thomasparsonscharity.org.uk

john.thorogood@wardgethinarcher.co.uk

01353662203

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/11/1972, number: 202634
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 37 days late, AR10: 164 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 233 days late, AR06: 184 days late, AR05: 118 days late,
Main office

34 Ward Way
Witchford
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB6 2JR

Objectives

(1) PAY ú45 YEARLY TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE POOR'S LAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. (2) SO FAR AS REQUISITE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE OR ANY NUMBER OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. (3) FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF THE FORMER URBAN DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ELY AS THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

URBAN DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ELY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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