Registered charity (CIO) · Colchester
Dunton's Almshouses
Dunton's Almshouses is a registered charity (number 1217610) based in Colchester, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Clifford Victor Philip Sims. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Essex
- Registered
- 2026
Charitable objects
4.1. THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION (BY WAY OF ALMSHOUSES) FOR PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND WHO OTHERWISE MEET THE QUALIFYING CONDITIONS.4.2. THE QUALIFYING CONDITIONS ARE:4.2.1 THAT IN ORDER TO BE A BENEFICIARY OF THE CIO A PERSON MUST BE AGED 60 YEARS OR OVER AND WHO HAS BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THEIR ELECTION AS RESIDENT OF THE CIO WITH A PREFERENCE FOR BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF DEDHAM, ESSEX; AND4.2.2 IF AND IN SO FAR AS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO APPOINT PERSONS TO THE HOMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUALIFYING CONDITIONS IN CLAUSE 4.2.1 THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY APPOINT UP TO ONE-THIRD OF THE RESIDENTS FROM PERSONS WHO ARE EITHER:4.2.1.1. UNDER THE AGE OF 60 BUT HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS; OR4.2.1.2. OVER THE AGE OF 60 AND ARE RESIDENT OUTSIDE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Clifford Victor Philip Sims Chair
- Paul Russell Maston
- Timothy James Sarson since 2026
Portfolio (4)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1217610
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Apr 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07831372753 · clerk.duntons@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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