THE MOSS COTTAGE HOMES

Charity Number: 238596
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

It manages six residences originally set up for widows of Ashwell, which now accommodates persons who are normally over the age of 60, with strong local connections and who are able to live independently.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £27,874
Total expenditure: £17,892

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 December 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PHILLIDA SHAW MA Chair 20 March 2018
None on record
Stephen Fleming Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
Jonathan Peter ruch Trustee 10 May 2023
None on record
Julia Jessica Mitchell Trustee 14 September 2022
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, ASHWELL
Received: On time
Rev Christine Emily Campbell Trustee 18 October 2021
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS HINXWORTH
Recently registered
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, ASHWELL
Received: On time
John Rhodes Mr Trustee 11 November 2020
None on record
Pamela Jane Munns Trustee 25 May 2019
THE HERTFORDSHIRE HERITAGE FUND
Received: On time
Anne Patricia Robertshaw Trustee 20 March 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £12.60k £29.30k £15.36k £12.99k £27.87k
Total expenditure £33.88k £29.40k £5.27k £61.97k £17.89k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 09 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 09 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 03 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 08 March 2022 128 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 08 March 2022 128 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME OF THE 7 JUNE 1979 AS AMENDED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 26 JULY 2006 AND WRITTEN RESOLUTIONS OF THE TRUSTEES DATED 24.4.07 AND 23 OCTOBER 2007 as amended on 20 Mar 2018 as amended on 29 Nov 2018 as amended on 25 May 2019

Charitable objects

HOMES FOR POOR, AGED OR INFIRM PERSONS WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ASHWELL WITH A PREFERENCE FOR WIDOWS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

PARISH OF ASHWELL

Contact information

Address:
40 High Street
Ashwell
BALDOCK
Hertfordshire
SG7 5NW
Phone:
07855796832
Email:
Mosscottages.ashwell@gmail.com
Website:

No information available