# BURLEY HOUSES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 207681
- **Other names:** BURLEY&#x27;S ALMSHOUSES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 13, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=207681


## Contact

- **Address:** 67 Ankle Hill, Melton Mowbray
- **Postcode:** LE13 0QJ
- **Phone:** 01664 566844



## Activities

**Objects:** INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES WHO SHALL BE POOR WOMEN WHO - (1) HAVE LIVED IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, OR (2) HAVE HAD OR HAVE A HUSBAND WHO WAS EITHER BORN IN THE SAID COUNTY OR WHO HAS LIVED THERE FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, OR (3) HAVE HAD OR HAVE A PARENT WHO WAS EITHER BORN IN THE SAID COUNTY OR WHO HAS LIVED THERE FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS. PROVIDED THAT PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO WIDOWS OR DAUGHTERS OF PROFESSIONAL MEN INCLUDING ARTISTS AND LITERARY MEN.

**Activities:** The provision of residential property to residents who shall be poor women who1. have lived in Leicestershire for a period of ten years, or2. have had a husband who was either born in the County or has lived there for a period of ten years, or3. have had a parent who was either born in the County or has lived there for a period of ten years.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE
- Leicestershire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Anne Gray |  | Nov. 7, 2024 |
| Graham Andrew Frank Smith Mr |  | Oct. 14, 2025 |
| Janet Marie Gaskell |  | Aug. 18, 2015 |
| MR K R HARKNESS |  |  |
| Peter Charles Osborne |  | Nov. 13, 2024 |




