ABBEYFIELD (EXMOUTH) SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 271317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of supported sheltered accommodation for up to 13 independent older people in 12 x studio flats and 1 x maisonette in one building, Harding House, in Exmouth, East Devon. Two cooked meals a day in communal dining room. Residents prepare own breakfasts. Communal lounge and garden. General and domestic support provided by staff - not 24 hours. Residents buy in personal care if needed.

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.

Area of benefit: EXMOUTH

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 the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,065 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total unrestricted funds from £420,125 to £419,060. The trustees note that the financial situation has been reviewed regularly due to challenges with voids and increased costs, but anticipate that reserves remain stable. The charity is entitled to exemption from audit under company law provisions for small companies.

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 4 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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• HEDLEY STUART RITCHIEchair
• Eileen Beech
• Francis Richard King
• LYNNE MARY ELSON
• MARY ELIZABETH LAWRENCE
• Vivien Bernice Anne Duval-Steer

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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