Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

AMERSHAM UNITED CHARITIES 

The object of the Charity is to serve the needs of Amersham and Coleshill Almshouse Charity. To meet this objective the Charity seeks charitable donations from the members and others. there have been no changes in the Charity's objects or policies during the year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
Established: 49 years

https://www.amershamalmshouses.org.uk/

clerk4auc@gmail.com

01494 721 781

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
31/12/22£97£61£37n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£93£43£50n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£87£39£48n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/19£85£25£60n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/18£176£50£127£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£308£641£-333£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£380£324£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£96£62£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£56£26£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£48£45£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£53£27£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£48£28£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£72£63£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£41£38£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£35£24£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£32£40£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£29£29£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£29£26£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£29£23£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dunhill Medical Trust - Renovation of Almshouses
£25,000 14/06/2016
12
Building grant: to reonvate almshouse which provides accomodation for vulnerable older people

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/1975, number: 205033
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

163 Stanley Hill
AMERSHAM
HP7 9EY

Objectives

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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