Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE ABBEYFIELD (DARLINGTON) SOCIETY LIMITED

PROVISION OF SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION FOR THE ELDERLY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 53 years

www.abbeyfielddarlington.co.uk

darlington@abbeyfield.com

01325369673

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£339	£383	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£272	£381	£-108	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£290	£345	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£357	£395	£-38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£392	£375	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£377	£358	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17		£406	£356	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£389	£316	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£374	£312	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£326	£327	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£258	£317	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12		£295	£312	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11	*	£285	£294	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£303	£300	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£287	£281	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08		£297	£246	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07		£283	£231	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06		£308	£273	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£283	£270	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£279	£260	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Darlington,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 64-83

CAROLE ANNE SOBKOWIAK FCSP Appointed: 2017

ELIZABETH FRASER LYLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant- Retired

ANDREW MARK TEAGUE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, HAUGHTON LE SKERNE,

DAVID LINDESAY STEEL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

GAIL MARIE WIPER (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Teacher

HEATHER SCOTT OBE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

PAUL WILLIAM ROBINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Police Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/01/1971, number: 500644
Registered at Companies House on 08/12/1970, number: 00996404

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 4 days late,

Main office

Sir Charles Starmer House
Danby Lodge
Ashcroft Road
DARLINGTON
County Durham
DL3 8PD

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:

DARLINGTON AND DISTRICT

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