Kendal Almshouse Charity
Registered charity 1172208 CIO Registered since 2017
Operates: Cumbria
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- No commercial or business experience on the board
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Boards that share trustees
- Charity of MRS Elizabeth Ellen Turner for Ladies in Reduced Circumstances 7 shared trustees
- The Kentdale Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee
- Westmorland Damson Association 1 shared trustee
- The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee
Related organisations
- Charity of MRS Elizabeth Ellen Turner for Ladies in Reduced Circumstances 7 shared trustees
- The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee
- The Kentdale Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- Westmorland Damson Association 1 shared trustee
- The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee
- Plot IO Community Play Project Similar size; both Other purposes
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Contact
| Website | www.kendalalmshousecharity.org.uk |
| kendal@hhlandestates.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01539721375 |
| Address | Cumbria Tourist Business Centre, Windermere Road, Staveley, KENDAL, Cumbria, LA8 9PL |
Finances
£264,694 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £188,711 | £212,540 |
| 2022 | £196,958 | £194,220 |
| 2023 | £222,268 | £174,929 |
| 2024 | £489,761 | £170,561 |
| 2025 | £264,694 | £204,496 |
What it does
What
DisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOther Charitable PurposesWho
Elderly/old PeopleHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION IN THE PROPERTIES KNOWN AS THE KENDAL ALMSHOUSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF OR LIVE NEAR THE AREAS COMPRISINGA) THE TOWN OF KENDALB) THE PARISHES OF HELSINGTON, NATLAND, NEW HUTTON, PATTON, SCALTHWAITERIGG, SKELSMERGH, STRICKLAND KETEL, STRICKLAND ROGER AND UNDERBARROW AND BRADLEYFIELD; ANDC) IN NO SUITABLE APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM INHABITANTS OF THE FOREGOING AREAS (A) OR (B), THE AREA OF SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT COUNCIL; ANDD) IF NO SUITABLE APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM INHABITANTS OF THE FOREGOING AREAS (A), (B) OR (C), THE AREA OF THE BOROUGH OF BARROW-IN-FURNESS;ALL WHICH AREAS (S) TO (D) INCLUSIVE ARE IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA AND ARE TOGETHER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT", WITH PREFERENCE BEING GIVEN IN ALL AREAS TO QUALIFIED PERSONS WHO ARE AGED 50 YEARS OR OVER.2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CIO OR ANY OF THEM AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 22 MAR 2017AMENDED ON 15 JUL 2020
Trustees (8)
- Peter Garry Ducksbury Chair since 2017
- Colin Nicholson Thomson since 2025
- Deborah Lund Mrics since 2019
- Hilary Fitch since 2018
- Jennifer Hale since 2021
- John Stirling since 2019
- Louise Gray since 2019
- Suzie Jane Barron since 2023
Connected charities (5)
- Charity of MRS Elizabeth Ellen Turner for Ladies in Reduced Circumstances 7 shared trustees
- Westmorland Damson Association 1 shared trustee
- The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee
- The Kentdale Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee
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