BRIDGE ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 250677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity oversees five almshouses, collects weekly maintenance contributions from the five occupiers, and maintains the properties in a good state of repair, and looks after the welfare of the five lady occupants. The five houses are 139-147, Church Lane, Marple, Stockport SK6 7LD.

Objects

1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES; ANDB) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.2) THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 1 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Area of benefit: THE MUNICIPAL WARDS OF NORTH ADN SOUTH MARPLE.

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 a surplus for the year of £12,691.04, with total income of £25,347.09 and total expenditure of £12,656.05. The charity holds total net assets of £176,957.46, comprising fixed assets of £124,371.04 and net current assets of £52,586.42. The trustees report that the charity is operating within its designated repair reserves, which hold a combined balance of £14,053.67 after transfers for major renovation work.

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 2 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• REV DANIEL ROBERT CURRIEchair
• Christopher John Buckley
• Cllr Colin MacAlister
• Deacon Jude Laycock
• MR BILL RILEY
• PAULINE HARRISON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Stockport

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