THE CHURCH AND POOR LANDS IN THE PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, DEVIZES

Registered charity 201342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision and maintenance of almshouses in Devizes, Wiltshire

Objects

1. CHURCH BRANCH (A) THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH. (B) MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES AND FURNITURE OF THE PARISH CHURCH. (C) ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUND FOR EXTRAORDINARY REPAIRS, IMPROVEMENTS OR ENLARGEMENT OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH. (D) PAYMENT OF NOT MORE THAN ú300 TO THE RECTOR OF THE PARISH. 2. ALMSHOUSE BRANCH ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO HAVE RESIDED IN THE BOROUGH OF DEVIZES AS CONSTITUTED FROM TIME TO TIME FOR NOT LESS THAN 5 YEARS NEXT PRECEDING THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. PREFERENCE TO BE GIVEN TO QUALIFIED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DEVIZES.

Area of benefit: (1) ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, DEVIZES (2) BOROUGH OF DEVIZES

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £29,222 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £143,513 against expenditure of £114,291. Free reserves at year-end totalled £3,620,948, which the Trustees consider satisfactory to meet obligations and planned activities. The charity maintains a reserves policy to hold sufficient free reserves to cover at least six months of operating costs and foreseeable maintenance expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Cross
• Andy Sheppard
• Ian Brown
• Ivor Sault
• Paul Morgan
• ROBERT DUNDAS REID SIMPSON · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

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