The Colman Almshouse Charity
Registered charity 211992 Registered since 1962
Operates: Suffolk
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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Christopher Helms Chair since 2022
- James Anthony Davis since 2014
- Karen Elizabeth Marshall since 2021
- Neil Eamonn Murphy since 2024
- Rev Herbert Michael Birt since 2020
- William Donald Townrow since 2024
5.2y median 4.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- James Anthony Davis since 2014
- Rev Herbert Michael Birt since 2020
5.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (6)
- Christopher Helms Chair since 2022
- James Anthony Davis since 2014
- Karen Elizabeth Marshall since 2021
- Neil Eamonn Murphy since 2024
- Rev Herbert Michael Birt since 2020
- William Donald Townrow since 2024
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company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Accommodation/housing 6Education/training 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£20k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
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.
Related organisations
- Charity Known AS Poors Land and Poors Houses (OR Gilberts Charity) 5 shared trustees
- Edward Colman's Educational Charity 5 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Chelsworth Parochial Charity 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The ST Helens Housing Association Trust Similar size; both Housing
- Eventide and Watts Charity Similar size; both Housing
- Starcrest Charitable Trust Similar size; both Housing
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| alison@ecoarb.co.uk | |
| Phone | 07968221446 |
| Address | 60 Rectory Road, IPSWICH, IP2 8EQ |
Finances
£20,102 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £16,468 | £4,943 |
| 2021 | £14,714 | £19,891 |
| 2022 | £17,675 | £18,239 |
| 2023 | £20,301 | £6,322 |
| 2024 | £20,102 | £6,611 |
What it does
What
Accommodation/housingWho
Elderly/old PeopleHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE COLMAN ALMSHOUSE CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
Governing document: SCHEME OF 24 JUNE 1982
Trustees (6)
6trustees
0aged 70+
- Christopher Helms Chair since 2022
- James Anthony Davis since 2014
- Karen Elizabeth Marshall since 2021
- Neil Eamonn Murphy since 2024
- Rev Herbert Michael Birt since 2020
- William Donald Townrow since 2024
Connected charities (3)
- Edward Colman's Educational Charity 5 shared trustees
- Charity Known AS Poors Land and Poors Houses (OR Gilberts Charity) 5 shared trustees
- Chelsworth Parochial Charity 1 shared trustee
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