POULETT ALMSHOUSE CHARITY

Registered charity 247585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides almshouses in the village of Hinton St George

Objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR NEEDY PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO ARE RESIDENT IN ANY OF THE PARISHES OF HINTON ST. GEORGE, DINNINGTON, SEAVINGTON ST. MARY, LOPEN OR MERRIOTT AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. PREFERENCE SHALL ALWAYS BE GIVEN TO SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE SO RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF HINTON ST. GEORGE.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £12,991 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £195,866. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and no material matters were identified during the examination.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• 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

• Michael Gateschair
• Anthony Gates
• Christine Derryman
• Christopher Robinson
• PETER IRISH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Somerset

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