Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE ABBEYFIELD BERWICK SOCIETY LIMITED

Abbeyfield is a charity providing housing, support for older people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
30/09/22£94£73£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21*£90£93£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£73£72£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19*£67£71£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£91£79£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£97£96£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£68£69£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£79£80£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£84£83£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£84£88£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£98£101£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£112£107£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£100£110£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£86£118£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£119£183£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£121£136£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£101£122£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£103£114£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£183£107£76n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 54 years

abbeyfield_berwick@hotmail.com

01289306688

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 services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
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

Age Range of Trustees: 40-82
  • DIANA MAI HIGHAM Appointed: 2006, Occupation: None
  • DR CHARMAINE LOVE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • ELIZABETH MARJORIE ANNE HARDIE Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Teacher
  • MARK PENTECOST Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
  • NANCY SANDWITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None
  • STUART ALASTAIR FERGUSON FAED (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/1970, number: 500464
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/04/1969, number: 00952071
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR19: 55 days late,
Main office

Greaves West & Ayre
Hislop House
17 Walkergate
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
TD15 1DJ

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:

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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