THE STRANGE AND AMORY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 204538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of accommodation to persons of pensionable age. Maintenance and repair of said accommodation at Haycroft House, Meddon Street, Bideford - a block of six one bedroom flats

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR OLD PERSONS WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT. SO FAR AS PRACTICABLE ONE AT LEAST OF THE RESIDENTS SHALL ALWAYS BE A SEAMAN OR THE WIDOW OF A SEAMAN.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF BIDEFORD.

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 charity reported a net increase in cash resources of £7,892 for the year, with total cash funds rising to £46,950. The trustees deem the current holding of reserves and investments adequate to protect the charity from risk, and all six flats were fully occupied throughout the year.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Leather · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Scott · trustee of 1 other charity
• GILL VIOLET
• PETER JOHN EVANS MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• STEVEN JAMES SHERRY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon

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