Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: -14
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -32 ?

UNITED ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES 

Providing and maintaining housing
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
30/09/20*£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/09/19£11£18£-7n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/09/18£22£12£10£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/17£17£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/16£17£12£5£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/15£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/14£17£9£8£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/13£19£10£9£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/12£14£17£-3£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/11£13£9£4£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/10£13£8£5£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/09£14£9£5£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/08£14£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/07£15£6£9£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/06£11£4£7£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/05£14£6£8£0£0£0n/a00
29/09/04£12£3£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

enquiries@howard-cottage.co.uk

01462683307

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207178
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR20: 9 days late,
Main office

Pioneer House
Norton Way South
Letchworth Garden City
SG6 1NY

Objectives

1. ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BALDOCK. THE ALMSPEOPLE OF ROE'S ALMSHOUSES SHALL BE MARRIED COUPLES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. 2. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BALDOCK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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