Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 7

JOHN BOWLEY AND SHERWOOD ALMSHOUSES

The Charity provides low cost housing for retired people with a low income that live in Folkestone.

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:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/23	£114	£109	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£107	£83	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£100	£68	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£102	£64	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£96	£58	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£92	£73	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	£95	£62	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£92	£56	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£88	£51	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	£85	£48	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13	£79	£54	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12	£75	£39	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

http://almshousefolkestone.co.uk/

johnbowleysherwood@gmil.com

07970815293

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-78

COUNCILLOR ROGER WEST Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: FOLKESTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY, FOLKESTONE MUNICIPAL CHARITY,

DAVID BURTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None

JENNIFER TODD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: FOLKESTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

MARY LAWES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: FOLKESTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

NEIL JONES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: FOLKESTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

PAUL BINGHAM CLLR Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: FOLKESTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

ROSEMARY IRENE BRAID Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None

REBECCA SHOOB Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: FOLKESTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

RICHARD WALLACE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Surveyor, Other trusteeship: NEW FOLKESTONE SOCIETY,

STEPHEN IND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: FOLKESTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

THOMAS MCNEICE (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: FOLKESTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2011, number: 1143234
Registered at Companies House on 17/03/2011, number: 07568820

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Main office

MAGEE GAMMON
HENWOOD HOUSE
HENWOD
ASHFORD
TN24 8DH

Objectives

1A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMODATION FOR PERSONS IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS RESIDING OR HAVING IMMEDIATE FAMILY RESIDING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. THOSE PERSONS IN NEED MAY BE0001 INDIVIDUALS OF EITHER SEX, OR A COUPLE WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS.B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.

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