# THE POOR'S ESTATE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 224888
- **Other names:** MATTHEW DODGSON CHARITY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 18, 1965
- **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=224888


## Contact

- **Address:** Seacot, High Street, Staithes, North Yorkshire, Cleveland
- **Postcode:** TS13 5BQ
- **Phone:** 07703398216
- **Email:** Davidhlinley@aol.com



## Activities

**Objects:** GENERAL BENEFIT OF SICK POOR PERSONS

**Activities:** In line with Matthew Dodgsons original wishes circa 1731-41 to provide "to the poor of Thorner, Shadwell and Scarcroft"The Trustees determine the distribution in line with the original bequest, distributing usually to the elderly organisations in the three villages as the most needy, albeit the trust is always open to specific requests.

**Area of benefit:** ANCIENT TOWNSHIPS OF THORNER SHADWELL AND SCARCROFT.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1947 | £500 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £697 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £740 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- David Harry Linley
- Peter Geoffrey Wooler — appointed Oct. 24, 2012