THE BELL MEMORIAL HOME INCORPORATED

Registered charity 206244 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BELL

To provide a residential home for the elderly or such other persons who from poverty, age or physical or mental infirmity or any other circumstances are unable to provide for themselves, and to provide the gratuitous relief by means of pecuniary assistance or otherwise of such individuals.

Objects

TO PROVIDE A RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR ELDERLY OR SUCH OTHER PERSONS WHO FROM POVERTY AGE OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY, OR ANY OTHER LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND TO PROVIDE THE GRATUITOUS RELIEF BY MEANS OF PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE OR OTHERWISE OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Merged into GUILD CARE (charity 1044658) — merger registered 01/09/2017.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£642k
Latest spending
£731k
Registered
1962

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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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2016

  • Government income: £237,630 — contracts £237,630; 37% of the £642,261 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2015

  • Government income: £438,828 — contracts £438,828; 33% of the £1,332,176 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2013

  • Volunteers: 1

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2016)

Total income
£642k
Total spending
£731k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
37

Reported reserves equal ~25.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2018——
31/03/2017——
31/03/2016£642k£731k
31/03/2015£1.3m£1.4m
31/12/2013£1.0m£1.1m