DANBY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 204351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Danby Almshouse was established to provide accommodation for poor persons of more than 50 years of age and of good character from the local area. The charity owns and manages four properties.

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF NOT LESS THAN 50 YEARS OF AGE, MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO WERE BORN OR HAVE RESIDED FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF DAUNTSEY. IF NO SUITABLE APPLICANT FROM DAUNTSEY, ANY PERSON DULY QUALIFIED WHO HAS RESIDED IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF MARKET LAVINGTON, AND THE PARISHES OF BRINKWORTH, GREAT SOMERFORD, LITTLE SOMERFORD AND WEST LAVINGTON IN THAT ORDER.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECT

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £293,384, supported by a significant £18,511 gain on investment assets. However, the charity reported an operating deficit before investment gains, with charitable expenditure of £39,341 exceeding incoming resources of £26,950. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties 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 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER E J JERRAMchair
• Ann Maidment
• CHARLES BARNICOAT
• DIANA MARGARET HISTED
• Mary Smith · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

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