The Rest (Otherwise Known AS Andrew Matthews' Almshouses)

Registered charity 206059 Registered since 1962

Operates: Suffolk

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.9y median 9y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10y

average years in governance

6 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 7Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1Other Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience

Other services 1Tech and media 1

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Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Southwold Sailors' Reading Room Association 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Phone	01502724699
Address	1 Fairfield Villas, Fairfield Road, Reydon, Southwold, IP18 6QR

Finances

£9,283 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£8,738	£10,955
2022	£8,207	£11,996
2023	£7,753	£12,507
2024	£9,253	£5,120
2025	£9,283	£5,726

What it does

What

Accommodation/housing

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF NOT LESS THAN 65 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE BEEN BORN IN THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWOLD OR WHO HAVE RESIDED THEREIN FOR NOT LESS THAN TWENTY YEARS.

Governing document: SCHEME OF THE 20TH SEPTEMBER 1955 AND AS AMENDED 4TH AUGUST 1997.

Trustees (8)

8trustees

69median age

1aged 70+

Derek Edward Self Chair since 2014
Dr Paul Bradley since 2022
James Arthur John Thompson since 2018
Marcus Knight since 2016
Paula Goldsmith since 2026
Rachel Mary Temple since 2012
Rebecca Whitingage 57 since 2025
Stephen Wellsage 81 since 2012

Connected charities (4)

The Common, Southwold 1 shared trustee
Southwold Sailors' Reading Room Association 1 shared trustee
Southwold Museum & Historical Society 1 shared trustee
Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum Trust 1 shared trustee

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