THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF SIR JOHN OFFLEY

Registered charity 1192182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide low cost Almshouse Accomodation for Residents of Madeley

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION IN MADELEY, STAFFORDSHIRE FOR POOR MEN AND WOMEN OF GOOD CHARACTER AND SUCH ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FINANCIAL RELIEF AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OCCUPANTS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £1,534,014, comprising property, investments, and cash. The trustees report that the charity's objectives were fulfilled with high occupancy rates in its almshouses. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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 3 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN NIGEL CLIFFORD BA MPHILchair
• Jill Pamela Whitmore
• Judy Lewis
• Rev TIMOTHY WATSON
• SUSAN EATON
• Trevor Downs

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

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