Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

CHARLES AMHERST'S ALMSHOUSES 

Maintenance of almshouses for elderly residents.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23£27£18£8n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£28£17£11n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£28£18£10n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£28£21£7n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/19£28£5£23n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18£26£16£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£26£43£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£24£68£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£26£11£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£26£9£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£25£13£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£21£14£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£16£68£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£36£36£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£10£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£10£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£12£15£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£9£5£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00

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

nigelmstratton@gmail.com

01892822936

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

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: 209602
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 2 days late,
Main office

7 Batchelors
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 4ED

Objectives

ALMSHOUSES FOR OLD BLIND OR IMPOTENT PERSONS WHO HAVE RESIDED IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF PEMBURY FOR NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS NEXT PRECEDING THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. ANY SURPLUS INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR BENEFIT OF ALMSPEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANCIENT PARISH OF PEMBURY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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