The Perkins Almshouses

Registered charity 220203 Registered since 1963

Operates: Surrey

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

21.2y median 20y

average tenure

38y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

21.2y

average years in governance

2 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 5Religious Activities 2The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Education/training 1

Gaps to watch

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

Boards that share trustees

Bletchingley United Charities 2 shared trustees
Bletchingley Church House Charity 1 shared trustee
Bletchingley Thomas Chapman Charity 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary the Virgin, Bletchingley 1 shared trustee
ST Mark's Foundation 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Bletchingley United Charities 2 shared trustees
Bletchingley Church House Charity 1 shared trustee
Bletchingley Thomas Chapman Charity 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary the Virgin, Bletchingley 1 shared trustee
ST Mark's Foundation 1 shared trustee
Bletchingley Church Wardens Fund 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Email	chrisbolshaw@hotmail.com
Phone	01883743000
Address	The Retreat, 17A Tilgate Common, Bletchingley, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4NP

Finances

£5,488 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£4,279	£716
2022	£4,269	£738
2023	£4,290	£890
2024	£4,415	£1,043
2025	£5,488	£3,549

What it does

What

Accommodation/housing

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR SPINSTERS OR WIDOWS WHO ARE NOT LESS THAN 50 YEARS OF AGE AND ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND WHO (EXCEP IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS) ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BLETCHINGLEY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMEN. IF ON THE OCCASION OF A VACANCY THERE IS NO JULY QUALIFIED APPLICANT SUITABLE FOR APPOINTMENT THE TRUSTEES MAY APPOINT TO BE AN ALMSPERSON A MARRIED WOMAN OTHERWISE DULY QUALIFIED, AND MAY PERMIT HER HUSBAND TO RESIDE WITH HER IN THE ALMSHOUSES.

Governing document: SCHEMES OF 8TH MARCH 1973, AND 30TH SEPTEMBER 1975

Trustees (5)

5trustees

0aged 70+

Erik Wetter Chair since 2006
ANN Elizabeth Pressey since 2000
Christine Ann Bolshaw since 1988
Richard Miles since 2007
Rev Paul Thomas Fitzpatrick CA SCP since 2023

Connected charities (6)

Bletchingley United Charities 2 shared trustees
ST Mark's Foundation 1 shared trustee
Bletchingley Church Wardens Fund 1 shared trustee
Bletchingley Church House Charity 1 shared trustee
Bletchingley Thomas Chapman Charity 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary the Virgin, Bletchingley 1 shared trustee

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