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 12 APR 1904
AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 23 FEB 1915
AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 31 MAR 1925
AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 06 MAY 1971
AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 18 FEB 2021
Charitable objects
FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES; SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENTS AFORESAID
1) THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
(2) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE APPLIED AS SPECIFIED IN SUB-CLAUSE (1) ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS OR TO OTHER CHARITIES IN EACH CASE FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED WHO ARE THEN RESIDING WITHIN 13 MILES FROM THE SAID ALMSHOUSES (WITHOUT FETTERING THEIR DISCRETION THE TRUSTEES ARE TO HAVE PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE RELIEF OF THE HOMELESS, PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS AND ENABLING ELDERLY OR SICK PEOPLE IN NEED TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES AND AVOID OR DELAY THEIR ENTRY TO INSTITUTIONAL CARE).
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
