Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF ANN DARWIN 

The Almshouse Charity of Ann Darwin is responsible for 4 self contained, single storey, one bedroom "cottages" that occupy a single building in Elston Village. The terms of the charity states that they are for "poor persons of good character who reside in the Parish of Elston and the surrounding area with a preference being given to poor widows." They have recently been completely refurbished.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
Established: 61 years

01636525588

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/21£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£12£57£-45n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/19£5£38£-33n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a01
31/12/17£13£10£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£13£10£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£13£22£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£12£17£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£13£8£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£13£16£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£9£12£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£9£15£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£3£43£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Nottinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/03/1963, number: 215038
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR15: 4 days late,
Main office

THE OLD RECTORY
TOP STREET
ELSTON
NEWARK
NG23 5NP

Objectives

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR WIDOWS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE ACIENT PARISH OF ELSTON AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANCIENT PARISH OF ELSTON, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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