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The Perkins Almshouses

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
220203
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 1, 1963
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Ancient Parish Of Bletchingley

Address

Address
The Retreat
17A Tilgate Common
Bletchingley
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 4NP

Contact

Phone
01883743000
Email
[email protected]

Activities

To defray out of the income of the charity the cost of repairs and insurance and all other charges and outgoings in respect of the almshouse and maintain funds for the repair, improvement or rebuilding of the almshouse.

Objects: Almshouses For Poor Spinsters Or Widows Who Are Not Less Than 50 Years Of Age And Are Members Of The Church Of England And Who (excep In Special Cases To Be Approved By The Commissioners) Are Resident In The Area Of The Ancient Parish Of Bletchingley At The Time Of Appointmen. If On The Occasion Of A Vacancy There Is No July Qualified Applicant Suitable For Appointment The Trustees May Appoint To Be An Almsperson A Married Woman Otherwise Duly Qualified, And May Permit Her Husband To Reside With Her In The Almshouses.

Classification

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

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Surrey

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
April 5, 2025 £5,488 £3,549
April 5, 2024 £4,415 £1,043
April 5, 2023 £4,290 £890
April 5, 2022 £4,269 £738
April 5, 2021 £4,279 £716

Trustees

Name Appointed
Erik Wetter (Chair) Nov. 27, 2006
Ann Elizabeth Pressey June 19, 2000
Christine Ann BOLSHAW June 30, 1988
Richard Miles June 25, 2007
Rev Paul Thomas Fitzpatrick CA SCP May 16, 2023