THE DAUBENY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 227980 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAUBENY'S ALMSHOUSES, THE DAUBENY

Provision of Almshouse accommodation for the elderly, who are capable of living independently, in self-contained flats.

Objects

A PAYMENT TOWARDS DEFRAYING THE COST OF MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF CHRISTCHURCH ROSE HILL. B) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RODE MAJOR. C) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE OF THE CHARITY WHO SHALL BE POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE AND ARE RESIDENT WITHIN THE AREA CONSISTING OF THE PARISHERS OF NORTH BRADLEY, DILTON MARSH, HEYWOOD, SOUTHWICK, WEST ASHTON AND HIGHFIELD ALL IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE AND THE PARISHERS OF RODE AND TELLISFORD IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECTS

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 the charity held unrestricted reserves of £354,183 at the year end, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet foreseeable commitments. The charity reported a net profit for the year, with total income of £36,303 and total expenditure of £30,200. The trustees confirm that the financial position is satisfactory and that resources are being used effectively in furtherance of charitable objectives.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard Phelpschair
• Allison Claxton
• Major Roger Ernest Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mary McCrorie
• Penny Bullion-Peters
• Rev Oliver Learmont
• Stephen Carey

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

Operates in: Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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