# BISHOP SETH WARD ALMSHOUSE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 240885
- **Other names:** BISHOP SETH WARD&#x27;S HOSPITAL, BISHOP WARD&#x27;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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=240885


## Contact

- **Address:** 15 Porters Close, BUNTINGFORD
- **Postcode:** SG9 9BW
- **Phone:** 07958 227086
- **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.




## Classification

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



## Geography

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





## Trustees

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




