Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE ABBEYFIELD BERWICK SOCIETY LIMITED

Abbeyfield is a charity providing housing, support for older people.

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 and 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

Established: 54 years

abbeyfield_berwick@hotmail.com

01289306688

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
30/09/22		£94	£73	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
30/09/21	*	£90	£93	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
30/09/20		£73	£72	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
30/09/19	*	£67	£71	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/09/18		£91	£79	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/17		£97	£96	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£68	£69	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£79	£80	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£84	£83	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£84	£88	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£98	£101	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£112	£107	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£100	£110	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£86	£118	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£119	£183	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07		£121	£136	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£101	£122	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£103	£114	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£183	£107	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Northumberland,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-81

DIANA MAI HIGHAM Appointed: 2006, Occupation: None

DR CHARMAINE LOVE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

ELIZABETH MARJORIE ANNE HARDIE Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: ABBEYFIELD NORTHUMBRIA,

MARK PENTECOST Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

NANCY SANDWITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: None

STUART ALASTAIR FERGUSON FAED (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: BERWICK CHARITY SCHOOL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/1970, number: 500464
Registered at Companies House on 15/04/1969, number: 00952071

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR19: 55 days late,

Main office

Greaves West & Ayre
Hislop House
17 Walkergate
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
TD15 1DJ

Objectives

TO RELIEVE AGED, IMPOTENT AND POOR PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BERWICK-UPON-TWEED

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