Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

W H SAUNDERS & FRANK WAREHAM CHARITY

Alms House
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

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
31/12/23£138£117£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22*£1,345£124£1,221£70£1,934£1,934187.511
31/12/21£97£79£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£88£61£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£88£66£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£86£58£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£83£71£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£83£54£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£82£72£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£79£55£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£79£50£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£76£51£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£154£130£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£44£37£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£42£35£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£488£20£468n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£0£28£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£0£16£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£0£9£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£1£8£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 56 years

swalms.org.uk

office@swalms.org.uk

01202 911511

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth,
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 (4)
Gender Split

  • ANDREW DAVID SCOTT SHAWYER Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID NICHOLAS RIXON
  • MR JIM RICHARDSON LLB & PUBLIC NOTERY
  • MR TERRY SMITH
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/10/1968, number: 227364
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 29 days late, AR06: 348 days late, AR04: 21 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE WAREHAM COTTAGE HOMES on 08/04/2022
Main office

843A Ringwood Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH11 8LJ

Objectives

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(A) THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE WHO:(I) ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; AND(II) ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE.(B) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT INCLUDING THOSE ACCOMMODATED BY THE CHARITY WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE 60 YEARS OF AGE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.(2) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CLAUSE 5 (POWER TO DISPOSE OF AND REPLACE PURPOSE PROPERTY), THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 1 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.(3) IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS UNDER CLAUSE 22 OF THIS SCHEME, THE TRUSTEES MUST GIVE PREFERENCE, IN RELATION TO THE HOMES ON THE LAND LISTED IN COLUMN 1 OF PART 2 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME, TO THE CLASS OF PERSONS DESCRIBED IN COLUMN 2 OF THAT PART OF THE SCHEDULE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HAMPSHIRE AND DORSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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