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The Society Of Merchant Venturers Almshouses Charity

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
202152
Status
Registered
Registered
May 29, 1985
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
The Society Of Merchant Venturers
Merchants Hall
The Promenade
Clifton Down
Bristol
BS8 3NH

Activities

TO PROVIDE ALMSHOUSES FOR THE POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION) ARE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL. IN SELECTING RESIDENTS FOR MERCHANT VENTURERS' ALMSHOUSES PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO MARINERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS. IN SELECTING RESIDENTS FOR COLSTON'S ALMSHOUSE PREFERENCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Objects: Almshouses For Poor Persons Of Good Character Who (Except In Special Cases To Be Approved By The Charity Commission) Are Inhabitants Of The City Of Bristol. In Selecting Residents For The Merchant Venturer's Almshouses ,Preference Shall Be Given To Mariners And Their Dependents .In Selecting Residents For Colston's Almshouse Preference Shall Be Given To Members Of The Church Of England.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Accommodation/housing
Who
Elderly/old People

Geography

Area of benefit
City Of Bristol
Local Authority
Bristol City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £283,772 £181,790
Dec. 31, 2023 £287,342 £126,545
Dec. 31, 2022 £135,766 £136,346
Dec. 31, 2021 £135,535 £112,347
Dec. 31, 2020 £125,638 £107,186

Trustees

Name Appointed
Smv Company Trustee Limited Nov. 10, 2016