THE CHRISTOPHER AND SARAH ALDAM BOWLY'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 1043589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOWLY'S ALMSHOUSES

The provision of almshouse accomodation for poor persons who are inhabitants of the Parish of Cirencester and the adjoining parishes with a preference to persons who are members of the Society of Friends.

Objects

THE ALMSHOUSES BELONGING TO THE CHARITY AND THE PROPERTY OCCUPIED THEREWITH ARE APPROPRIATED AND USED FOR THE ACCOMODATION OF RESIDENTS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCHEME. THE RESIDENTS SHALL BE POOR PERSONS WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES) TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS ARE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF CIRENCESTER AND THE ADJOINING PARISHES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

Area of benefit: 1) THE PARISH OF CIRENCESTER AND THE ADJOINING PARISHES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. 2) GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted net assets of £495,024, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover expected annual general expenditure. The charity reported a net receipt of £3,650 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, and maintains a strong cash position of £49,385 alongside significant investment assets valued at £260,015. Per the trustees' report, the charity focuses on maintaining its existing housing stock and has adopted an ethical investment policy with no restrictions on its power to invest.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• JANE ROSALIE GUNNERchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• ANNE BOXALL
• Elizabeth Pill
• Jenny Lynda Hincks
• Jenny Stringer
• Naomi Bloomer · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAUL QUENTIN FREKE
• Rev ROSEMARY MARGARET FRANKLIN
• Rev'd Canon Graham Edwin Morris · trustee of 10 other charities
• Shirley Anne Alexander · trustee of 4 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire

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