William Portman Almshouses
Registered charity 202858 Registered since 1962
Operates: Somerset
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Anthony Thomas Heath Chair since 2008
- David Geoffrey Knight since 2026
- Dr Michael Michaels since 2012
- Mary Eleanor Lowick Bell since 2008
- Sarah Covey since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony Thomas Heath Chair since 2008
- Dr Michael Michaels since 2012
- Mary Eleanor Lowick Bell since 2008
- Sarah Covey since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Anthony Thomas Heath Chair since 2008
- Dr Michael Michaels since 2012
- Mary Eleanor Lowick Bell since 2008
- Sarah Covey since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- David Geoffrey Knight since 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
- Shropshire Kidney Patients Association Similar size; both Housing
- Christ Apostolic Church Power-AGE International (CAC Power-AGE) Similar size; both Housing
- Faith Alive Chapel International Similar size; both Housing
- The Good Hope Foundation Similar size; both Housing
- Faraja Support Similar size; both Housing
- Keys to Jannah Charitable Trust Similar size; both Housing
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| mary.bell14@icloud.com | |
| Phone | 01823 480180 |
| Address | OLD SCHOOL, STAPLE FITZPAINE, TAUNTON, TA3 5SW |
Finances
£18,820 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £17,405 | £8,042 |
| 2022 | £16,520 | £14,200 |
| 2023 | £15,937 | £11,087 |
| 2024 | £17,237 | £8,411 |
| 2025 | £18,820 | £7,629 |
What it does
What
Accommodation/housingWho
Elderly/old PeopleHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS NOT LESS THAN 60 YEARS OF AGE WHO WERE BORN OR HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF BICKENHALL,ORCHARD PORTMAN,STAPLE FITZPAINE AND THURLBAR FOR NOT LESS THAN SEVEN YEARS.
Governing document: SCHEME OF 24 FEBRUARY 1965.
Trustees (5)
- Anthony Thomas Heath Chair since 2008
- David Geoffrey Knightage band 65-69 since 2026
- Dr Michael Michaels since 2012
- Mary Eleanor Lowick Bell since 2008
- Sarah Covey since 2019
Connected charities (1)
- Premier Christian Media Trust 1 shared trustee
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