SIR JOHN JACOB'S ALMSHOUSES

Charity Number: 201934
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide 10 Almshouses in accordance with the founders wishes and as varied by the Charity Comminssion scheme.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £68,093
Total expenditure: £33,695

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 December 1961: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SIR JOHN JACOBS ALMSHOUSES (Working name)
  • THE ALMSHOUSES (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT CHARLES DUMMER Trustee 23 March 2023
None on record
Irene Joyce Gray Trustee 12 November 2019
None on record
SEBASTIAN GERALD MOLESWORTH KINDERSLEY Trustee
None on record
JACKIE HOUGH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £55.00k £57.00k £60.45k £59.00k £68.09k
Total expenditure £39.00k £36.00k £55.69k £41.00k £33.70k
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 2024 18 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 18 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
SCHEME DATED 11 JULY 1958.
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR WIDOWS OF GOOD CHARACTER RESIDENT IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF GAMLINGAY.
Area of benefit
ANCIENT PARISH OF GAMLINGAY
Registration history
  • 22 December 1961 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
MANOR BARN
EAST HATLEY
SANDY
SG19 3JA
Phone:
01767651982
Website:

No information available