DEVIZES ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To provide quality accomodation for the elderly who reside in Devizes or the surrounding villages and are in some form of need. In addition to provide communal facilities and a general environment that will enhance the residents' quality of life.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024
Total income:
£680,794
| Donations and legacies | £0 | |
| Charitable activities | £459.41k | |
| Other trading activities | £0 | |
| Investments | £221.39k | |
| Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£536,960
| Raising funds | £60.09k | |
| Charitable activities | £476.87k | |
| Other | £0 |
£122,325 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £60.09k | |
| Charitable expenditure | £476.87k | |
| Retained for future use | £143.83k |
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £60.09k | |
| Charitable expenditure | £476.87k | |
| Retained for future use | £266.16k |
People
5 Employee(s)
11 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Accommodation/housing
- Elderly/old People
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Wiltshire
Governance
- 31 December 1975: Standard registration
- DEVIZES ALMSHOUSES (Working name)
- Bullying and harassment 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
- Paying staff
- 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
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
11 Trustee(s)
| Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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| Peter Kent | Trustee | 25 September 2023 |
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| David Burgess | Trustee | 20 March 2023 |
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| Claire Blyth | Trustee | 13 September 2021 |
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| PAUL BENNETT | Trustee | 20 May 2019 |
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| STUART MCGREGOR-JOHNSON | Trustee | 19 February 2018 |
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| JOHN GWILYM JONES | Trustee | 15 May 2017 |
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| Charles Henry de Neufville Lucas | Trustee | 16 February 2015 |
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| Peter Phillip Duckett | Trustee | 28 January 2014 |
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| ROBERT AKERMAN | Trustee |
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| DEREK SAMUEL WALTER ELLIOTT | Trustee |
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| FREDA KATHLEEN TUMBER | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £545.30k | £549.15k | £562.08k | £638.48k | £680.79k | |
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Total expenditure | £429.13k | £409.76k | £518.01k | £534.48k | £536.96k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £509 | £0 | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £367.22k | £386.78k | £386.57k | £441.52k | £459.41k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £178.08k | £162.37k | £175.50k | £196.45k | £221.39k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £509 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £362.68k | £357.87k | £447.82k | £480.35k | £476.87k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £66.44k | £51.89k | £70.19k | £54.13k | £60.09k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £6.15k | £6.40k | £6.68k | £7.41k | £8.24k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £66.44k | £51.89k | £70.19k | £54.13k | £60.09k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
| Asset / Liability | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £4.53m | £8.27m | £7.90m | £4.31m | £7.39m | |
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Long-term investments | £3.91m | £231.22k | £228.97k | £3.35m | £252.97k | |
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Other assets | £558.77k | £945.76k | £814.63k | £1.40m | £1.68m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £25.02k | £209.37k | £56.54k | £53.65k | £54.52k |
Accounts and annual returns
| Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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| Annual return | 31 December 2024 | 26 August 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | 26 August 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 27 June 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 27 June 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 20 July 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 20 July 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 13 July 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 13 July 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 14 July 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 14 July 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
SCHEME OF 31 DECEMBER 1975 AS VARIED BY SCHEMES OF 21 JUNE 1988, 19 JUNE 2002 AND RESOLUTION OF 4 DECEMBER 2009
Charitable objects
ALMSHOUSES FOR PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT OR HAVE RESIDED THERE FOR MUCH OF THEIR LIVES. INCOME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE.
Area of benefit
TOWN OR DISTRICT OF DEVIZES
Contact information
- Address:
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CLERK TO THE TRUSTEES
SLADE HOUSE
ST JAMES GARDENS
DEVIZES
WILTSHIRE
SN10 1EL
- Phone:
- 01380864121
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