Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

MARY DREW ALMSHOUSES

The charity maintains six almshouses in Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey. The houses are made available to elderly married couples, or single persons if no qualifying couple can be found, who meet criteria laid down in the Scheme of the Charity Commissioners made in 1994. Maintenance fees are charged at a level to cover long-term average costs of keeping the houses in good condition.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£32£126£-95n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£32£22£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£27£70£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£20£36£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18?*£22£8£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£16£48£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£14£3£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£15£3£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£13£7£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£13£11£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£11£16£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£12£19£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£9£5£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£9£5£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£9£2£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

michelle.younger@paulhull.com

01784434993

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • HUGH MEARES
  • MICHELLE YOUNGER Appointed: 2016
  • NICHOLAS HUGH PRESCOT Appointed: 2015
  • PETER TAYLOR Appointed: 2010
  • REV JUDITH ALLFORD Appointed: 2013
  • SHEENAGH ROBERTS
  • SHU-MIN SLATER Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/05/1962, number: 205887
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR20: 127 days late, AR19: 263 days late, AR18: 628 days late, AR14: 101 days late, AR13: 70 days late, AR12: 435 days late, AR10: 30 days late, AR06: 13 days late,
Main office

9 CLARENCE DRIVE
ENGLEFIELD GREEN
EGHAM
TW20 0NL

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY:-(1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.(2) THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY APPLICABLE FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CLAUSE (43) OF THE SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 17TH AUGUST 1994

Defined Area of Benefit:

EGHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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