GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT

Charity number: 211060

Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision and maintenance of almshouse accommodation in Bury St Edmunds.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £241,806

Total expenditure: £165,965

People

15 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:

Makes Grants To Individuals
Provides Human Resources
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Provides Services
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Where the charity operates:

Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:

19 March 1964: Standard registration

Organisation type:

Other

Other names:

GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT TRUST (Working name)

Gift aid:

Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid

Other regulators:

No information available

Policies:

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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

15 Trustee(s)

PAUL ANDREW KNIGHTS

Chair

01 June 2022

DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time

Dr Elsie Hui

Trustee

01 December 2025

GATEHOUSE - CARING IN EAST ANGLIA	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time

George Chilvers

Trustee

01 December 2025

GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time
DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time

Mark Merriam

Trustee

03 March 2025

DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time

Peter Armitage

Trustee

13 February 2024

THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time

The Very Reverend Joseph Patricius Hawes

Trustee

04 September 2023

THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time
OLD SCHOOL FUND	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time

Graham Mothersole

Trustee

01 June 2023

THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time

Rev Christopher Robinson

Trustee

01 December 2022

DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time

Susan Glossop

Trustee

07 June 2022

DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
WEST STOW SAXON VILLAGE TRUST	Received: On time
SIR JOHN WOOD, HENGRAVE AND FLEMPTON TRUST	Received: On time

Patrick Hung Chow Chung

Trustee

01 June 2022

DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time

George Edward James COCKRAM

Trustee

01 March 2022

THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time

VIRGINIA BEVERLEY DEAN

Trustee

02 March 2021

DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST PETER, BURY ST EDMUNDS	Received: On time

Gregory Luton

Trustee

06 June 2018

GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time

SIMON FRANCIS POTT FRICS

Trustee

THE LITTLE GIDDING TRUST LIMITED	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
BURY ST EDMUNDS HERITAGE TRUST	Received: On time
THE ICKWORTH CHURCH CONSERVATION TRUST	Received: On time
DOCTOR CLOPTON'S CHARITY	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
THE DAY FOUNDATION	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time
GENERAL THE HONOURABLE SIR WILLIAM HERVEY	Received: On time

HENRY REGINALD SALTMARSH FCA

Trustee

GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT ALMSHOUSE RESIDENTS' CHARITY	Received: On time
THE FENNELL MEMORIAL HOMES	Received: On time
CHARITY OF SIR JOHN JAMES	Received: On time
BATTELEY AND SUTTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY	Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF SIR THOMAS AND LADY KYTSON	Received: On time
GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Received: On time

Financial history

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure	31/12/2020	31/12/2021	31/12/2022	31/12/2023	31/12/2024
Total gross income	£195.44k	£196.06k	£196.27k	£226.99k	£241.81k
Total expenditure	£143.41k	£252.48k	£292.58k	£371.73k	£165.97k
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	22 October 2025	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2024	22 October 2025	On time	Download Open in new window
Annual return	31 December 2023	13 March 2025	133 days late
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2023	13 March 2025	133 days late	Download Open in new window
Annual return	31 December 2022	31 October 2023	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2022	31 October 2023	On time	Download Open in new window
Annual return	31 December 2021	19 October 2022	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2021	19 October 2022	On time	Download Open in new window
Annual return	31 December 2020	21 October 2021	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2020	21 October 2021	On time	Download Open in new window

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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 CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 21 DECEMBER 1988, AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 25 JANUARY 2001, ORDER DATED 12 APRIL 2005, MEMORANDUM DATED 6 JUNE 2006 AND MEMORANDUM DATED 1 JUNE 2010

Charitable objects

(1) THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY FOUR SIXTHS THEREOF TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY CALLED THE GUILDHALL FEOFFMENT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION TO BE APPLIED BY THOSE TRUSTEES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THAT CHARITY. (2) THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY ONE-SIXTH THEREOF TO THE WEST SUFFOLK AREA HEALTH AUTHORITY TO BE APPLIED BY THAT AUTHORITY FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (3) THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE REMAINING ONE-SIXTH THEREOF AS THEY THINK FIT FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BURY ST. EDMUNDS.

Area of benefit

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

BURY ST. EDMUNDS.

Contact information

Address:: 17 College Square
College Lane
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP33 1NW
Phone:: 01284 754190
Email:: clerk@guildhallfeoffmenttrust.org.uk
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