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 material income deficits 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
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £25,776,306 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
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Established: 54 years

www.abbeyfieldatbraintree.co.uk

michelequaife@abbeyfieldatbraintree.co.uk

01376 402065

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity did not raise funds from the public in its latest financial period
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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£-25,776-204700
31/03/21£1,526£1,350£176£0£5,532£-16,789-149600
31/03/20£1,491£1,262£229£0£5,303£4,27241600
31/03/19£1,464£1,228£236£0£4,978£3,923385910
31/03/18£1,225£1,007£219£0£4,710£3,64944594
31/03/17£1,029£847£182£0£3,568£3,4164859
31/03/16£759£696£63£0£3,352£3,2185643
31/03/15£776£598£178£2£3,620£3,4837018
31/03/14£787£642£144£4£3,422£3,2806121
31/03/13£709£643£66£4£3,281£3,1385918
31/03/12£871£578£294£5£3,183£3,0366318
31/03/11£702£534£168£2£2,915£2,9156628
31/03/10£696£601£96£3£2,729£2,7295529
31/03/09£577£500£77£3£2,633£2,6336328
31/03/08£561£506£55£38£2,271£2,2715428
31/03/07£314£304£10n/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£414£324£90n/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£317£300£17n/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£327£262£65n/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Voluntary Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Liabilities/Assets: 81%
Liabilities/Income: 1508%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -449%
Net Current Assets/Spending: -204.2 months
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
Who works here?
  • 70 employees
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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
  • 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
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
CharityBase

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