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John Townsend's Charity

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
202685
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 22, 1962
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Parish Of Thetford, Cambridgeshire

Address

Address
35 Fieldside
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 3AT

Contact

Phone
07801241235
Email
[email protected]

Activities

The John Townsend Charity is for the benefit of the people living within the parish boundary of Little Thetford in Cambridgeshire. Its Scheme enables the Trustees to consider requests for financial assistance from those who are sick or on low income.

Objects: (1) The Object Of The Charity Is The Relief Of Persons Resident In The Area Of Benefit Who Are In Need, Hardship Or Distress Or Who Are Sick, Convalescent, Disabled Or Infirm By Relieving Their Suffering Or Assisting Their Recovery.(2) The Trustees May Relieve Such Persons In Need By:(a) Making Grants Of Money To Them; Or(b) Providing Or Paying For Goods, Services Or Facilities For Them; Or(c) Making Grants Of Money To Other Persons Or Bodies Who Provide Goods, Services Or Facilities To Those In Need Or Who Are Eligible For Assistance.(3) In Exceptional Cases The Trustees May Decide To Assist Someone (Who Is Otherwise Qualified) Who Is:(a) Resident Outside The Area Of Benefit; Or(b) Only Temporarily Resident In The Area Of Benefit.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cambridgeshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £2,498 £682
March 31, 2024 £1,843 £898
March 31, 2023 £1,553 £2,778
March 31, 2022 £10,166 £2,061
March 31, 2021 £2,211 £867

Trustees

Name Appointed
Brenda Margaret Dickenson Oct. 1, 2021
Charlotte Mitchell May 1, 2020
Hilary Linda Johnys Nov. 13, 2023
Judith Mary Young July 1, 2020
Steven Merrell Dec. 16, 2021
Susan Wallis March 11, 2024