# JOHN SAYER  ALMSHOUSES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 208191
- **Other names:** RICHARD BALSHAW, BERKHAMSTED ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 12, 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=208191


## Contact

- **Address:** 11 Kingsdale Road, BERKHAMSTED, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** HP4 3BS
- **Phone:** 07900 409399
- **Email:** clerk@johnsayeralmshouses.org.uk
- **Website:** https://johnsayeralmshouses.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR SINGLE WOMEN IN NEED WHO ARE RESIDENT IN OR HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND B) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE; AND C) RELIEF IN NEED OF BENEFICIARIES BY: I. MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR II. PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR III. MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS; SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.

**Activities:** The running of almshouses for single women in need who are resident in or have connections with the area of benefit (the town of Berkhamsted and its surrounding area).

**Area of benefit:** THE TOWN OF BERKHAMSTED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £38428 | £21978 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £49910 | £40401 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £43190 | £50323 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £19082 | £42687 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £11945 | £36649 | — | — |



## Trustees

- COMMODORE TIM HENNESSEY — appointed May 21, 2015
- Diane Jennifer Skidmore — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Edward Meade Hatley — appointed Oct. 14, 2025
- Emma Jayne Williams — appointed June 27, 2023
- NICOLA DONNA BEADLE
- Peter Shell — appointed Nov. 21, 2023
- Rev Stuart James Owen — appointed May 2, 2023
- Richard William James Currie — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Sandra Kurth — appointed Dec. 6, 2023