# DORCHESTER ALMSHOUSES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187063
- **Other names:** DORCHESTER MUNICIPAL CHARITIES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 19, 2019
- **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=1187063


## Contact

- **Address:** Dorchester Almshouses, The Clerk's Office, Whetstones, West Walks, Dorchester
- **Postcode:** Dorset
- **Phone:** 01305 262662
- **Email:** office@dorchesteralmshouses.co.uk
- **Website:** www.dorchesteralmshouses.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE FORM OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR ALMSPERSONS APPOINTED FROM THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES.THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES IS PEOPLE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WHO ARE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF DORCHESTER OR ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET.

**Activities:** The relief of financial hardship by the provision of social housing in the form of almshouse accommodationand ancillary equipment, services and financial relief for almpersons appointed from the class ofbeneficiaries.The class of beneficiaries is people in financial hardship who are inhabitants of the town of Dorchester orelsewhere in the county of Dorset.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £401575 | £298434 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £237916 | £201332 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £237699 | £184605 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MARY ELIZABETH known as Molly RENNIE** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 19, 2019
- Cllr Susan Clare Biles — appointed May 22, 2024
- Fiona Kent-Ledger — appointed Dec. 19, 2019
- Janet Elizabeth Hewitt — appointed Dec. 19, 2019
- John Christmas — appointed June 22, 2020
- Richard Martin Biggs — appointed July 27, 2022
- Sally Margaret Goss — appointed Dec. 19, 2019
- Susan Caroline Hosford — appointed Dec. 19, 2019
- Timothy Loasby — appointed Sept. 10, 2023
- Vanessa Caroline Lloyd-Jones — appointed May 22, 2025