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Sir Edward Hext's Almshouses

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
204363
Status
Registered
Registered
March 4, 1962
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Ancient Parishes Of Somerton, Langport And High Ham

Address

Address
The Old Shoemakers
Sutton Road
SOMERTON
Somerset
TA11 6QL

Contact

Phone
07765780733
Email
[email protected]

Activities

Accommodation for elderly people on a limited income with a housing need who live within, or have a connection with, the local parish.

Objects: For The Benefit Of The Residents In The Almshouses Of The Charity Or Any Of Them In Such Manner As The Trustees Think Fit From Time To Time. [the Residents Shall Be Poor Persons Who Are Not Less Then 50 Years Of Age And Who (except In Special Cases To Be Approved By The Commissioners) Are Residents Of The Area Of One Or Other Of The Ancient Parishes Of Somerton, Langport And High Ham At The Time Of Appointment With A Preference Of Men.] For Full Details, See Scheme

Classification

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

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Somerset

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 £22,667 £22,647
Dec. 31, 2023 £22,667 £22,647
Dec. 31, 2022 £21,635 £23,567
Dec. 31, 2021 £19,814 £26,333
Dec. 31, 2020 £22,710 £20,661

Trustees

Name Appointed
Martyn Geoffrey Smith (Chair) Sept. 1, 2020
Brian Raybould July 11, 2019
Edwina Joy Benning Sept. 29, 2022
Ian Robert Macnab May 14, 2019
Jane Vigar July 19, 2021
Timothy Joss Kerley July 29, 2021
Wilson Bernard James Ridewood Sept. 29, 2022