Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Accounts overdue -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

ABBEYFIELD BRAINTREE, BOCKING AND FELSTED SOCIETY LIMITED 

This Society provides housing for the frail and elderly in Braintree and Felsted. It's Residents/Tenants must come from or have connections in the Braintree area. It operates in conjunction with Essex County Council, Braintree District Council.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 55 years

www.abbeyfieldatbraintree.co.uk

michelequaife@abbeyfieldatbraintree.co.uk

01376 402065

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
31/03/22£1,672£1,515£158£0£5,741£4,86538.5700
31/03/21£1,526£1,350£176£0£5,532£4,54740.4600
31/03/20£1,491£1,262£229£0£5,303£4,27240.6600
31/03/19£1,464£1,228£236£0£4,978£3,92338.35910
31/03/18£1,225£1,007£219£0£4,710£3,64943.5594
31/03/17£1,029£847£182£0£3,568£3,41648.4590
31/03/16*£759£696£63£0£3,352£3,21855.5430
31/03/15£776£598£178£2£3,620£3,48369.9180
31/03/14£787£642£144£4£3,422£3,28061.3210
31/03/13£709£643£66£4£3,281£3,13858.6180
31/03/12£871£578£294£5£3,183£3,03663.1180
31/03/11£702£534£168£2£2,915£2,91565.5280
31/03/10£696£601£96£3£2,729£2,72954.5290
31/03/09£577£500£77£3£2,633£2,63363.2280
31/03/08£561£506£55£38£2,271£2,27153.8280
31/03/07£314£304£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£414£324£90£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£317£300£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£327£262£65£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 81%
Liabilities/Income: 1508%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 85%
Reserves/Spending: 38.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -73 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 70 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-80
  • BARBARA GUEST Appointed: 2008, Occupation: University Administrator
  • IAN NORGETT (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/02/1969, number: 257782
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/01/1969, number: 00945603
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR06: 16 days late,
Main office

Pollys Field Village
Church Lane
BRAINTREE
ESSEX
CM7 5XD

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AGED, IMPOTENT AND POOR PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRAINTREE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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