ANN Smyths Almshouses, Otherwise Known AS ST Mary Elms Almshouses

Registered charity 213747 Registered since 1963

Operates: Suffolk

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.2y median 7.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12.8y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 5

Commercial experience

Professional services 4Arts and leisure 1Education 1

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Contact

Website	http://stmaryattheelms.org.uk/st_mary_at_the_elms/Ann_Smith_Flats.html
Phone	07780613754
Address	St Mary at the Elms Vicarage, 68 Black Horse Lane, Ipswich, IP1 2EF

Finances

£43,388 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£33,107	£31,265
2021	£32,458	£23,522
2022	£35,714	£35,456
2023	£38,901	£38,780
2024	£43,388	£33,282

What it does

What

Accommodation/housing

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR RESIDENTS; AND (B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE. (2) THE LAND BELONGING TO THE CHARITY MUST BE RETAINED BY THE TRUSTEES FOR USE FOR THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Governing document: SCHEME OF 2ND OCTOBER 1956 AS AMENDED 20TH JULY 1998.

Trustees (5)

5trustees

75median age

1aged 70+

Rev John Thackrayage 82 Chair since 2015
Alison Sarah Beechage 67 since 2025
Elizabeth Patricia Hughes since 2022
MR Hugh Pierce
Robert Stirling since 2013

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