The Sarah and Christopher Smithson Memorial Homes

Registered charity 222977 Registered since 1968

Operates: Kirklees

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.9y

average years in governance

1 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 3Religious Activities 2

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Contact

Email	MARTIN.C.FIRTH@HOTMAIL.COM
Phone	07798941306
Address	29 CHURCH STREET, HECKMONDWIKE, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF16 0AX

Finances

£12,962 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£15,580	£3,601
2022	£10,474	£25,749
2023	£11,774	£11,862
2024	£10,818	£16,665
2025	£12,962	£5,956

What it does

What

Accommodation/housing

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR WIDOWS OR SPINSTERS OF GOOD CHARACTER AND REPUTATION WHO SHALL HAVE BEEN BORN IN THE PARISH OR TOWNSHIP OF HECKMONDWIKE OR WHO SHALL AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION HAVE BEEN FOR NOT LESS THAN 10 YEARS PREVIOUSLY AND TOWNSHIP OR PARISH.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED THE 27 JANUARY 1912 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF THE 18 JULY 1967

Trustees (3)

3trustees

0aged 70+

Geraldine Thompson since 2020
Melvyn Bathgate since 2020
Patricia Waldron since 2026

Connected charities (1)

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST James, Heckmondwike With ALL Souls, Norristhorpe 2 shared trustees

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