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Joseph And Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust

Joseph And Eleanor Gunson Almshouse, Gunson Almshouses

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
233957
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 18, 2026. Filing history
Registered
April 10, 1964
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
The Low Wood Barn
Ulpha
Broughton-In-Furness
Cumbria
LA20 6DZ

Activities

subsidised housing

Objects: Almhouses For Poor Persons Of Good Character Who (Except In Special Cases To Be Approved By The Charity Commissioners) Were Born In The Parish Of Ulpha, Or Have Resided In The Area Of The Bootle Union Boundaries In The County Of Cumberland. The Parishes Of Broughton West,bootle,drigg And Carleton, Dunnerdale-With-Seathwaite,eskdale,irton With Santon, Millom, Millom Without Muncaster, Ulpha, Waberthwaite And Wicham For Not Less Than 5 Years Prior To The Time Of Appointment. Preference Shall Be Given To Persons Qualified As Aforesaid Who Have Been Engaged In Farming Or Forestry.

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
Accommodation/housing
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
See Objects
Local Authority
Cumbria

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 June 18, 2026On time £54,968 £12,942
Dec. 31, 2024 June 10, 2025On time £54,884 £69,631
Dec. 31, 2023 June 25, 2024On time £49,466 £56,629
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 20, 2023On time £39,563 £136,425
Dec. 31, 2021 Aug. 8, 2022On time £40,390 £23,896
Dec. 31, 2020 Aug. 5, 2021 £49,300 £9,115

Trustees

Name Appointed
Professor John Hutton (Chair) Oct. 30, 2015
Andrew David Catling Oct. 5, 2016
Colin Edmondson April 6, 2022
Ian Kershaw Dec. 22, 2022
Nicholas Taylor May 3, 2017
Rev Victoria Anne Sekasi Jan. 16, 2024
Shelley Hackett Feb. 1, 2017