Barnstaple Almshouses

Registered charity 1186225 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Devon

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.3y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.3y

average years in governance

12 vs 0 portfolio

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 12General Charitable Purposes 12The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 12

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No commercial or business experience on the board
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Contact

Website	www.barnstaplealmshouses.co.uk
Email	admin@barnstaplealmshouses.co.uk
Phone	07359616227
Address	The Boardroom, Penrose Square Almshouses, Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8NH

Finances

£225,271 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£175,483	£183,505
2022	£206,383	£124,556
2023	£190,440	£117,458
2024	£213,331	£105,444
2025	£225,271	£249,272

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

1) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS;2) SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIARIES OR A SUFFICIENT SECTION OF THEM AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DECIDE;3)THE RELIEF, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Nov 2019

Trustees (12)

12trustees

0aged 70+

Alan Rennles Chair since 2019
David Clapp since 2021
Dean Mark Warmington since 2025
Dr Richard Beer since 2019
Edmund Dymond FBM since 2019
Gabriel Harry Palmer since 2025
Janet Ann Coates Cllr since 2024
Michael Ford since 2019
Patricia Arthur since 2019
Raymond Saunders since 2019
Samantha Smaldon since 2019
Val Elkins since 2020

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