Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE ABBEYFIELD YORK SOCIETY LIMITED 

Provision of sheltered housing with the inclusion of meals for the frail elderly
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 well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,504,052 available, equivalent to 60 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£598£500£98£0£2,504£2,50460.1324
31/03/22£511£499£12£0£2,406£2,40657.9313
31/03/21£485£489£-4n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20*£493£471£22n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19£502£451£51£0£2,377£2,37763.3247
31/03/18£448£430£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£458£421£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£455£416£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£442£394£48£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£430£401£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£414£439£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£398£366£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£375£381£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£361£377£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£364£349£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£371£332£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£340£314£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?£389£212£177£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£352£346£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£350£351£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 60%
Liabilities/Income: 637%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 60.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Established: 60 years

www.abbeyfield.com/york

enquiries@abbeyfieldyork.co.uk

01904704500

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Services for the elderly
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of York,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-83
  • KIM CURRY (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • PHILIP KIRK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing & Communications Consultant
  • JOEL DAVID OWEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director - Housing Association
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/1963, number: 222424
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/04/1962, number: 00721891
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 9 days late,
Main office

ABBEYFIELD HOUSE
REGENCY MEWS
YORK
YO24 1LL
Y024 1LL

Objectives

TO CARRY ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION OR SUCH OTHER ASSISTANCE AS THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINE FOR THE RELIEF AND CARE OF ELDERLY PERSONS SUFFERING THE DIFFICULTIES AND/OR DISABILITIES OF OLD AGE OR OTHERWISE BEING IN NEED. TO PROVIDE (WHETHER BY PURCHASE LEASE OR OTHERWISE) AND MAINTAINING HOUSES APARTMENTS AND HOMES FOR SUCH ELDERLY PERSONS AND TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING AMENITIES CARE OR SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ELDERLY PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF YORK AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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