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home >> charity search >> the abbeyfield thirsk and sowerby society limited
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE ABBEYFIELD THIRSK AND SOWERBY SOCIETY LIMITED

The principal activity and source of income of the Society is the provision of sheltered accommodation for the elderly in accordance with the aims and principles of The Abbeyfield Society Limited
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/05/23£275£249£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/22£288£225£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£299£214£84n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20£288£197£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/19£279£208£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£263£206£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17£250£216£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£261£209£52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£221£228£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14£258£258£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/13£300£299£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/12£262£253£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/11£291£270£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/10£291£278£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/09£356£257£98n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/08£234£225£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/07*£225£244£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/06£235£227£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/05£219£214£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/04£198£176£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 55 years

abbeyfield.thirsk@btopenworld.com

01845523450

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 66-82
  • ANNE DAY TURNER Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Retired
  • ANTHONY ARTHUR BARDON Appointed: 1995, Occupation: Housing Officer
  • CHRIS SYKES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountancy
  • GILLIAN RAE FOX (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • IAN GEORGE CRANE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • SUSAN WALKER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Housewife
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/11/1969, number: 259951
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/05/1969, number: 00953566
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 46 days late,
Main office

THE LIMES
SOWERBY ROAD
SOWERBY
THIRSK
YO7 1HX

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. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM).

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNRESTRICTED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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