# ELIZABETH DOWELL'S TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 217309
- **Other names:** DOWELL'S RETREAT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 8, 1963
- **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=217309


## Contact

- **Address:** Managers Office, Dowells Close, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B13 8ES
- **Phone:** 01214426633
- **Website:** www.dowellstrust.org.uk



## Activities

**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.”

**Activities:** To provide affordable housing for the elderly.

**Area of benefit:** CITY OF BIRMINGHAM




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £263293 | £284294 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £250317 | £232430 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £222841 | £197406 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £187013 | £196992 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £192417 | £159169 | — | — |



## Trustees

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