THE ABBEYFIELD THIRSK AND SOWERBY SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 259951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity and source of income of the Society is the provision of sheltered accommodation for the elderly in accordance with the aims and principles of The Abbeyfield Society Limited

Objects

TO RELIEVE AGED, IMPOTENT AND POOR PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM).

Area of benefit: UNRESTRICTED

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 company is a going concern, with no material contingent liabilities or irregularities identified. The trustees acknowledge their responsibility for the financial statements and confirm that all transactions have been properly recorded and liabilities provided for.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Henton & Co LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £914k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gillian Rae Foxchair
• ANNE DAY TURNER
• ANTHONY ARTHUR BARDON
• Amy Maitland
• Chris Sykes
• Ian George Crane
• Susan Walker

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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