RAVENSTONE HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR POOR WOMEN OF GOOD CHARACTER BY MEANS OF A COMPLEX OF 25 ALMSHOUSE FLATS WITH A RESIDENT WARDEN. THE AREA OF BENEFIT FROM WHICH RESIDENTS MAY BE APPOINTED IS THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF RAVENSTONE AND SWANNINGTON AND THE ANCIENT TOWNSHIP OF SWANNINGTON, LEICESTERSHIRE. APPOINTMENTS MAY BE MADE FROM OUTSIDE THIS AREA IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY APPLICATION WITHIN THE AREA.
Objects
(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE (A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES; AND (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE. (2) THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN THE SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.
Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£123k
Registered
1963
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Gareth Michael Braithwaitechair
- ARTHUR JOHN PAINE
- DAVID BATES
- Elizabeth Simpson
- JENNY SIMMONS
- Jennifer Osborne
- Lucy Elizabeth Cure
- PETER NICHOLAS TUDOR-JONES
- REBECCA RILEY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £124k | £123k |
| 30/06/2024 | £110k | £94k |
| 30/06/2023 | £104k | £105k |
| 30/06/2022 | £99k | £109k |
| 30/06/2021 | £97k | £90k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/08/2019 | £10k | "Ravenstone Almshouses Capacity and Resilience" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/04/2011 | £24k | "The Celebration of the 300th Anniversary of Ravenstone Hospital Almshouses" |