THE MATTHEW SMITH ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 1204496 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides accommodation for the poor. It caters for anyone over 50 who are resident in the Amber Valley local authority area. The charity currently has two properties, the Matthew Smith Almshouses and Broadhurst House adjoining the Almshouses comprising 6 properties in total.

Objects

The objects of the CIO are : 1. The relief of financial hardship for the public benefit of poor persons who are of a minimum age of 50 years, with preference given to persons resident in the parishes of the amber valley borough council area, through the provision of social housing in the form of Almshouse accommodation.

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: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Christopher Charlton OBE, BA,chair
• BERNARD HOLDEN
• George Henshaw
• George Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN FOULK
• John Porter · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katie Harris
• Paul Hodgson
• Richard Watson
• Vickie Minion

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Operates in: Derbyshire

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