The Melksham Almshouses Charities

Registered charity 1154575 CIO Registered since 2013

Operates: Wiltshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.6y median 5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.5y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 8Education/training 8General Charitable Purposes 8

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No commercial or business experience on the board

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Contact

Email	MELKSHAMALMSHOUSES@GMAIL.COM
Phone	07961591694
Address	The Toll House, 41 Islington, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8QL

Finances

£33,516 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£30,400	£39,579
2021	£32,957	£32,384
2022	£33,962	£35,695
2023	£32,536	£63,284
2024	£33,516	£46,546

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION IN THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE FOWLER ALMSHOUSES, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE IN NEED OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND LIVING IN OR NEAR THE DISTRICTS OF MELKSHAM TOWN COUNCIL AND MELKSHAM WITHOUT PARISH COUNCIL ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT"); (2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (A) FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE POOR IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT ; OR (B) WHICH ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 13 Nov 2013

Trustees (8)

8trustees

0aged 70+

Patricia ANN Aves Chair since 2013
Adrienne Westbrook since 2025
Anne Sullivan since 2026
Caroline Andrewes since 2017
Philip John Doel since 2021
Robert Shea-Simonds since 2019
Rev Charles Thomson since 2021
Saffi Rabey since 2021

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