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The George Townsend Charity

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1206457
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 19, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 9, 2024
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Charity Link
20a Millstone Lane
Leicester
LE1 5JN

Activities

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Objects: (1) The Provision Of Social Housing (?The Almshouses?) Preferably But Not Necessarily At Aylestone Or Kirby Muxloe In The County Of Leicestershire For Poor Women Who Are Widows Or Spinsters Of 45 Years Or Over (Or If In The Discretion Of The Trustees Effect Cannot Be Given To That Provision To Or For The Benefit Of Poor Female Divorcees Of 45 Years Or Over) And Always Satisfying The Public Benefit Requirement Under The Charities Act 2011. (2) In The County Of Leicestershire The Making Of Grants To Or For The Benefit For Poor Women Who Are Widows Or Spinsters Of 45 Years Or Over (Or If In The Discretion Of The Trustees Effect Cannot Be Given To That Provision To Or For The Benefit Of Poor Female Divorcees Of 45 Years Or Over) In The Payment Of The Costs Of Their Rents Or Other Housing And Accommodation Costs Exclusively For Charitable Purposes And Always Satisfying The Public Benefit Requirement Under The Charities Act 2011.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals
What
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Geography

Local Authority
Leicestershire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Aug. 19, 2026On time £33,466 £37,386
Dec. 31, 2024 Oct. 21, 2025On time £27,598 £17,894

Documents

Year end Accounts Annual report Annual return
Dec. 31, 2025 View