THE ABBEYFIELD BASILDON SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 262505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of accommodation, care and companionship for senior citizens in accordance with the aims and principles of The Abbeyfield Society Limited.

Objects

1THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO CARRY ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF HOUSING, ACCOMMODATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE RELIEF AND CARE OF ELDERLY PERSONS SUFFERING FROM THE DISABILITIES OF OLD AGE OR OTHERWISE BEING IN NEED AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING (OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING) HOUSES AND HOMES FOR SUCH ELDERLY PERSONS AND PROVIDING (OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING) AMENITIES OR SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ELDERLY PERSONS.

Area of benefit: BASILDON AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £1,787,901, with the board considering the state of affairs to be satisfactory. The charity reported an operating deficit of £6,170 for the year, primarily driven by social housing activities, but achieved a net surplus of £27,712 after investment income. The trustees believe that maintaining current reserves levels provides sufficient resources to mitigate significant risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sygma Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL STANTON-DUNNEchair
• Abbas Nurbhai
• PATRICIA STANTON GRIFFITHS
• RICHARD THOMSON
• Sean Michael Stanton-Dunne

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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