# THE BLUE HOUSE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1165878
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 4, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1165878


## Contact

- **Address:** FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER, THE BLUE HOUSE, THE BRIDGE, FROME, SOMERSET
- **Postcode:** BA11 1AP
- **Phone:** 01373462577
- **Email:** enquiries@thebluehousefrome.co.uk
- **Website:** www.thebluehousefrome.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR BENEFICIARIES.(2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE BENEFICIARIES OR A SUFFICIENT SECTION OF THEM AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DECIDE.'BENEFICIARIES' (AND OTHER TERMS REFERRED TO IN THE DEFINITION) ARE DEFINED IN INTERPRETATIONS CLAUSE 30 AS BELOW:"BENEFICIARIES" MEANS AGED PEOPLE WHO WERE BORN IN OR WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (OR PEOPLE WITH A STRONG SOCIAL OR FAMILY CONNECTION TO, OR IN URGENT NEED OF LIVING IN, THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WHO HAVE A HOUSING NEED OR ARE IN OTHER HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS DEFINED IN THE ALLOCATIONS POLICY. "AREA OF BENEFIT" MEANS THE SOMERSET PARISHES OF BECKINGTON, BERKLEY, BUCKLAND DINHAM, FROME, GREAT ELM, LULLINGTON, NUNNEY, SELWOOD, TRUDOXHILL AND WHATLEY AND, IF THERE ARE NO APPLICANTS FORTHCOMING FROM THESE PLACES, THE SURROUNDING AREA.

**Activities:** We curently provide self contained housing for the elderly within the Blue House, we raise funds for the upkeep of the listed building, to ensure the best environment for our residents.

**Area of benefit:** THE TOWN OF FROME AND ITS ENVIRONS.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £183383 | £157446 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £165237 | £179216 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £125944 | £136450 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £118733 | £115320 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £122296 | £87790 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MIRIAM CHEAL** (Chair) — appointed April 19, 2018
- ANNE CHRISTINE OAKES — appointed March 4, 2016
- DAVID ALAN OAKENSEN — appointed March 4, 2016
- Denise Kirkhope — appointed Aug. 19, 2024
- Dominic Hall — appointed April 13, 2026
- John Guy Monson — appointed Nov. 18, 2024
- MAEVE ENGLAND — appointed June 27, 2022
- MR JIM DOWLING — appointed March 4, 2016
- Robin Isherwood — appointed Feb. 22, 2021
- SARAH SANDON — appointed April 26, 2021
- STUART JOHN BARNES — appointed June 27, 2022
- Simon Milner — appointed April 7, 2025