Register of Charities - The Charity Commission THE SEDBERGH WIDOWS' HOSPITAL

Charity Number: 231058-13
Linked charity
Governing document
SCHEME OF 9 SEPTEMBER 1966 AS VARIED BY SCHEMES OF 13 SEPTEMBER 1979 AND 4 MAY 1993. AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 28 FEB 2019
Charitable objects
THE RESIDENTS SHALL BE POOR WOMEN OF NOT LESS THAN 55 YEARS OF AGE WITH A PREFERENCE FOR WIDOWS WHO ARE PRACTISING MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF SEDBERGH. THE TRUSTEES MAY IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, APPOINT A RESIDENT WHO IS LESS THAN 55 YEARS OF AGE BUT IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED. THE TRUSTEES MUST RECORD IN THE RECORD OF THEIR MEETING THE NATURE OF THE EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING THE APPOINTMENT.
Area of benefit
PARISH OF SEDBERGH
Registration history
  • 30 April 1964: Standard registration
Other names

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