# JOHN TOWNSEND'S CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 202685
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 22, 1962
- **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=202685


## Contact

- **Address:** 35 Fieldside, Ely, Cambridgeshire
- **Postcode:** CB6 3AT
- **Phone:** 07801241235
- **Email:** johntownsendcharity@gmail.com



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** PARISH OF THETFORD, CAMBRIDGESHIRE




## 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

- Cambridgeshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2498 | £682 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £1843 | £898 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £1553 | £2778 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £10166 | £2061 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £2211 | £867 | — | — |



## Trustees

- BRENDA MARGARET DICKENSON — appointed Oct. 1, 2021
- Charlotte Mitchell — appointed May 1, 2020
- Hilary Linda Johnys — appointed Nov. 13, 2023
- JUDITH MARY YOUNG — appointed July 1, 2020
- Steven Merrell — appointed Dec. 16, 2021
- Susan Wallis — appointed March 11, 2024