Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

SYDNEY SIMMONS HOMES

For the public benefit, the relief of financial hardship of people in the beneficial class by the provision of almshouse accommodation and ancillary equipment, services and financial relief for almspersons appointed from the class of beneficiaries i.e. people in financial hardship of good character, including but not exclusively, those who have worked in the carpet trade
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining

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
31/12/23£121£72£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£111£111£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£111£71£40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£110£107£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£103£108£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£100£143£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£96£78£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£94£70£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£96£58£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£93£79£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£91£75£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£63£45£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£19£29£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£16£79£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£20£9£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£12£28£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£12£23£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£13£9£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£11£8£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years

sjmstanley@aol.com

07973 257375

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
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JOHN CHARLES OLIVER (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • KHALID KAMAL ISMAEL Appointed: 2021
  • LAURA ELIZABETH FARQUHAR Appointed: 2022
  • VIRGINIA LINDA LEARY Appointed: 2023
  • VIVIEN ANN REDMAN Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/04/1966, number: 247478
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

The White Cottage
Crampshaw Lane
ASHTEAD
Surrey
KT21 2UD

Objectives

FOR ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WITH A PREFERENCE FOR POOR MEN WHO HAVE WORKED IN THE CARPET TRADE

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNRESTRICTED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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