Elizabeth Dowell'S Trust

Registered charity 217309 Registered since 1963

Operates: Birmingham City

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.3y median 6y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.5y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 9Disability 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Elizabeth Dowell'S Almshouse Trust 5 shared trustees
The Moseley Society 1 shared trustee

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The Moseley Society 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.dowellstrust.org.uk
Phone	01214426633
Address	Managers Office, Dowells Close, BIRMINGHAM, B13 8ES

Finances

£206,052 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£187,013	£196,992
2022	£222,841	£197,406
2023	£250,317	£232,430
2024	£263,293	£284,294
2025	£206,052	£171,301

What it does

What

Accommodation/housing

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF ELDERLY PERSONS IN BIRMINGHAM BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION; AND 1.2 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES.”

Governing document: SCHEME OF 10 JULY 1986AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 08 AUG 2023

Trustees (9)

9trustees

0aged 70+

Charles James Wall Chair since 2019
Anne Durbin since 2024
BOB Stanton since 2011
Izzy Knowles since 2020
Mary Girvan since 2020
Nigel Bruce van Wijk since 2025
Revd. Professor Frank John Berry since 2025
Robert James Wishart since 2019
Stephen Gibbons since 2023

Connected charities (2)

Elizabeth Dowell'S Almshouse Trust 5 shared trustees
The Moseley Society 1 shared trustee

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