Norwich Freemen's Charity

Registered charity 1169460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORWICH TOWN CLOSE ESTATE, NORWICH TOWN CLOSE ESTATE CHARITY

The provision of relief in need and pensioner grants, and the promotion of education to Freemen of Norwich or their widows and daughters. Insofar as income is not needed for the above, relief in need grants, the promotion of education of those in need of financial assistance, the provision and support of recreation facilities for social welfare of those in the area of benefit.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

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Property (HM Land Registry)

19 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (19 freehold); recorded price paid £2.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~12.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Boyd Glyn Taylor
• Brian Michael Bolt · trustee of 2 other charities
• Cynthia Beris Cooke
• David Fullman · trustee of 4 other charities
• Emmanuel Sheehan-Flick · trustee of 2 other charities
• JOHN STUART RUSHMER
• Jennifer Coe
• John Patrick Burton
• John Paul Garside · trustee of 2 other charities
• Kevin Maguire · trustee of 2 other charities
• MICHAEL JAMES ANTHONY QUINTON
• Matthew Robert Packer · trustee of 2 other charities
• Melanie Eileen Kent
• PHILIP MARK REDVERS DAVIES · trustee of 2 other charities
• Philip Armes
• STUART CHARLES LAMB

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Government & lottery funding

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