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Elizabeth Dowell's Trust

Dowell's Retreat

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
217309
Status
Registered
Registered
May 8, 1963
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
City Of Birmingham

Address

Address
Managers Office
Dowells Close
BIRMINGHAM
B13 8ES

Contact

Activities

To provide affordable housing for the elderly.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are For The Public Benefit:1.1 The Relief Of Poverty, Hardship Or Distress Of Elderly Persons In Birmingham By The Provision And Maintenance Of Social Housing In The Form Of Almshouse Accommodation; And 1.2 Such Other Charitable Purposes As The Trustees In Their Absolute Discretion Decide For The Benefit Of The Residents Of The Almshouses.”

Classification

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

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Birmingham City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
Dec. 31, 2024 £263,293 £284,294 PDF
Dec. 31, 2023 £250,317 £232,430
Dec. 31, 2022 £222,841 £197,406
Dec. 31, 2021 £187,013 £196,992
Dec. 31, 2020 £192,417 £159,169

Trustees

Name Appointed
Charles James Wall (Chair) Jan. 14, 2019
Anne Durbin July 15, 2024
Bob Stanton Sept. 6, 2011
Izzy Knowles April 20, 2020
Mary Girvan April 20, 2020
Nigel Bruce van Wijk April 28, 2025
Revd. Professor Frank John Berry May 15, 2025
Robert James Wishart May 13, 2019
Stephen Gibbons April 17, 2023