THE SPONNE AND BICKERSTAFFE CHARITY

Registered charity 204117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Relief of poverty. Provision of Almshouses.

Objects

1. RELIEF IN NEED BRANCH-RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF TOWCESTER WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS. 2. ALMSHOUSE BRANCH-FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE BRANCH WHO SHALL BE POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO AREA RESIDENT OF THE PARISH PREFERENCE FOR SUCH PERSONS OVER 60 YEARS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF TOWCESTER

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £46,855 for the year, driven by significant maintenance costs and a decline in investment values. Total funds decreased from £775,020 to £728,165, with all reserves classified as restricted. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Wrightchair
• ALAN GILBERT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Linda Johns · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Reed · trustee of 2 other charities
• Gail Caseman Jones
• Graham John Forbes
• JACQUELINE DAWN MAINS
• Janet Simm
• Jim Lynch
• KAREN WHEELER
• MR SJ BURNLEY
• Rev Paula Ella Challen · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON.

• COMMUNITY CONCERN LONDON income £934
• THE NATIONAL BENEVOLENT CHARITY income £430k
• SPECIAL SPIRITS income £490k
• CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND income £473k
• THE CHICKEN SOUP SHELTER income £793k
• YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k

Side by side with its peers

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