THE BIRCH, SAMSON AND LITTLETON UNITED CHARITIES

Charity number: 218971
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Almshouses

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £60,611
Total expenditure: £65,443

People

9 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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 June 1965: Standard registration
  • 23 October 2014: Funds received from 1153780 THE LITTLETON HOMES, AT RUGELEY
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BIRCH SAMSON UNITED CHARITIES (Previous name)
  • BIRCH'S ALMSHOUSES (Previous name)
  • ELIZABETH BIRCH ALMSHOUSES (Previous name)
  • RAILWAY COTTAGES (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Homes England
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ELIZABETH COLES Chair 03 September 2014
BENJAMIN BOLTON
Received: On time
Roz Jones Trustee 09 April 2024
None on record
Ella Smith Trustee 10 October 2023
None on record
Rev Cath Leighton Trustee 17 January 2023
None on record
Daniel Briggs Trustee 07 July 2015
None on record
PETER CONWAY Trustee 06 March 2013
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ARMITAGE
Recently registered
CHRISTINE UPTON Trustee 22 July 2011
None on record
EMILY SHERRATT Trustee
None on record
BARBARA ASTLEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £54.33k £55.79k £55.42k £57.47k £60.61k
Total expenditure £54.10k £69.15k £53.98k £55.61k £65.44k
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 March 2024 27 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 July 2020 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 DATED 23/10/2014

Charitable objects

OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE BENEFICIARIES SUBJECT TO SUB-CLAUSE 4 (3) BELOW; AND (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE. (2) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CLAUSE 5 (POWER TO DISPOSE OF AND REPLACE PURPOSE PROPERTY), THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 1 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEE FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY. (3) THE TRUSTEE MUST RETAIN 6 OF THE CHARITY’S ACCOMMODATION UNITS FOR USE BY BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE SINGLE WOMEN. “BENEFICIARIES” MEANS POOR PERSONS WITH A PREFERENCE FOR PERSONS OF 50 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER.

Area of benefit

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

STAFFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
The Pines
Mount Road
Rugeley
WS15 2TL
Phone:
07790895387
Email:
contact@birchsamsonlittletonuc.org.uk
Website:

No information available