Overall GiG Score: -1 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified

THE CHRISTOPHER AND SARAH ALDAM BOWLY'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY 

The provision of almshouse accomodation for poor persons who are inhabitants of the Parish of Cirencester and the adjoining parishes with a preference to persons who are members of the Society of Friends.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 29 years

clarelouisehawke1@gmail.com

07850988821

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23£195£412£-218n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£166£111£55n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£166£126£40n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£215£210£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£111£107£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£108£65£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£111£117£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£84£39£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£87£43£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£82£217£-135£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£77£30£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£72£22£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£65£69£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£63£66£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£69£33£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£65£23£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£61£38£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£58£44£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£56£17£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£49£32£17£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/01/1995, number: 1043589
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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; AR04: 26 days late,
Main office

20 The Paddock
CIRENCESTER
Gloucestershire
GL7 1EY

Objectives

THE ALMSHOUSES BELONGING TO THE CHARITY AND THE PROPERTY OCCUPIED THEREWITH ARE APPROPRIATED AND USED FOR THE ACCOMODATION OF RESIDENTS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHEME. THE RESIDENTS SHALL BE POOR PERSONS WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES) TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS ARE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF CIRENCESTER AND THE ADJOINING PARISHES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

1) THE PARISH OF CIRENCESTER AND THE ADJOINING PARISHES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. 2) GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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