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

COTTON ALMSHOUSES 

Sheltered accommodation for single women aged 60 years or over
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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

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
31/12/23£11£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£11£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£11£17£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£10£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£12£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£11£13£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£13£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£12£16£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£11£12£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£9£17£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£12£9£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£7£11£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£6£11£-5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 55 years

01543491254

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/03/1969, number: 219341
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 149 days late,
Main office

49 HIGH STREET
LONGDON
RUGELEY
WS15 4LG

Objectives

1. INCOME SHALL FIRST BE USED TO DEFRAY THE COST OF REPAIRS AND INSURANCE AND ALL OTHER CHARGES AND OUTGOINGS PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY AND ALL THE PROPER COSTS, CHARGES AND EXPENSES OF AND INCIDENTAL TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARITY. 2. SUBJECT TO PAYMENTS ABOVE, INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSWOMEN OR ANY OF THEM WHO SHALL BE POOR WIDOWS OR SPINSTERS OF NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS NEXT PRECEDING THE TIMES OF APPOINTMENT. TWO OF THE ALMSWOMEN SHOULD ALWAYS BE PERSONS WHO HAVE RESIDED FOR THE PERIOD AFORESAID IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISHED OF LONGDON AND FAREWELL AND ANOTHER ONE SHOULD ALWAYS BE A PERSON WHO HAS RESIDED IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF RUGELEY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 28 (2) OF THE SCHEME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANCIENT PARISHES OF LONGDON, FAREWELL AND RUGELEY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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