# BISHOP SETH WARD ALMSHOUSE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 240885
- **Other names:** BISHOP SETH WARD'S HOSPITAL, BISHOP WARD'S HOSPITAL, BUNTINGFORD ALMSHOUSE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 23, 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=240885


## Contact

- **Address:** 15 Porters Close, BUNTINGFORD
- **Postcode:** SG9 9BW
- **Phone:** 07958227086
- **Email:** mhume34@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.buntingfordalmshouses.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF A HOSPITAL FOR 4 POOR MEN AND 4 POOR WOMEN, BEING WIDOWERS, WIDOWS, OR SUCH AS HAD NOT BEEN MARRIED; POOR PERSONS TO BE 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER AND OF GOOD REPUTE. TWO OF THE MEN AND TOW OF THE WOMEN ALWAYS TO BE SELECTED FORM THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ASPENDEN, AND TOW OF THE MEN AND TWO OF THE WOMEN TO COME FROM THE PARISH OF LAYSTON. IF NONE SO QUALIFIED, INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF BUNTINGFORD. INMATES SHALL NOT HAVE OR BE WORTH TEN POUNDS OVER AND ABOVE THEIR WEARING APPAREL AND NECESSARY HOUSEHOLD GOODS, NOT ANY YEARLY INCOME OR PERSONAL ESTATE OF THAT VALUE.

**Activities:** The objective of the Bishop Seth Ward Almshouse Trust is to help house underprivileged mature adults in Buntingford, Hertfordshire.  The Trust raises funds through the letting of endowment and investment properties to support the running and maintenance of the Almshouses.

**Area of benefit:** ANCIENT PARISH OF ASPENDEN AND LAYSTON, TOWN OF BUNTINGFORD




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £107555 | £48509 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £93176 | £62377 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £82510 | £35776 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £79112 | £30417 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £80506 | £25741 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Aubrey Holt — appointed Aug. 9, 2022
- Douglas Colin Edward Wilson — appointed May 19, 2020
- Douglas Handy — appointed July 27, 2021
- Jeanette Dingley — appointed April 2, 2025
- Jon Paterson — appointed July 27, 2021
- Joyce Dobner — appointed March 22, 2012
- Kay Newland — appointed Aug. 9, 2022
- Michael Sheppard — appointed June 27, 2023
- Michelle Hume — appointed Oct. 3, 2016
- Rev Kirsty Wainwright — appointed June 7, 2024