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Description

Provides housing and related support to elderly people through two sheltered housing schemes in Hampshire. Makes grants to organisations providing educational activities for children and young people up to the age of 25 from disadvantaged backgrounds and to promote iron-related educational and heritage activities.

Also known as

The Ironmongers' Foundation
Ironmongers' Quincentenary Charitable Fund
Mr Thomas Betton's Charity (Educational)
R C Adams Beck Bequest
Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust
Sir Robert Geffery's Homes
Sir Robert Geffery's Homes Trust
Sir Robert Geffery's School Charity
Sir Robert Geffery's Trust
Sir Robert Geffrey's Almshouse Trust

...and 6 other names

Thomas Betton's Charity for Pensions and Relief in Need

Thomas Betton's Estate Charity

Thomas Howard

William Chace and Others

William Westwood

William Wild

CCEW Charity number

219153

Registered

25 January 1975

Postcode

EC2Y 8AA

Website

ironmongers.org

Domain

ironmongers.org

Latest income

£2,552,208 (on 31 March 2023)

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Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-CHC-219153

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

City of London

Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-CHC-219153

Linked records

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-219153 .

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Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust (this record)

GB-CHC-219153

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-05-03

Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-SHPE-A2071

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Last updated 2024-05-03

Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-CHC-219153

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

Housing management and maintenance F30

UK Charity Activity Tags

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Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
Beneficiary group BE » Older people BE108
Beneficiary group BE » Young people BE115
Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200 » Grants to organisations CA202
Education ED
Housing HO » Accommodation HO101
Housing HO » Almshouse HO102
Heritage HR
Social care SC » Residential care SC106
Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

General Charitable Purposes 101
Education/training 102
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
Accommodation/housing 107
Arts/culture/heritage/science 109

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

Children/young People 201
Elderly/old People 202

Activities (CCEW)

Makes Grants To Individuals 301
Makes Grants To Organisations 302
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305

Scale of operation

National

Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-CHC-219153

Charity financial history

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Year ending	Income (£)	Spending (£)
1975-01-25	Registered as a charity
2004-03-31	1,125,239	1,156,343
2005-03-31	1,220,974	1,134,370
2006-03-31	747,277	762,216
2007-03-31	833,656	683,521
2008-03-31	884,956	685,229
2009-03-31	847,794	775,619
2010-03-31	840,072	923,147
2011-03-31	894,574	688,913
2012-03-31	932,747	766,186
2013-03-31	1,274,493	1,166,999
2014-03-31	1,436,746	1,167,606
2015-03-31	1,955,337	1,288,170
2016-03-31	1,877,329	1,326,289
2017-03-31	2,113,297	1,299,878
2018-03-31	2,456,425	1,751,821
2019-03-31	2,558,182	2,007,536
2020-03-31	2,757,468	1,844,252
2021-03-31	2,239,723	1,992,998
2022-03-31	8,931,669	2,066,708
2023-03-31	2,552,208	1,851,228

Income and Spending

Funds and Reserves

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Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-CHC-219153

Charity people

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	2023 £	2022 £
Employees	5	6
Employees paid more than £60,000	-	-
Volunteers	10	-
Trustees	1

Employees

Volunteers

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Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-CHC-219153

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended 31 March 2023.

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

	2023 £m	2022 £m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income	0.1	0.1
Legacies	0.1	-
Endowments	0.0	0.0
Donations and legacies	0.2	0.1
Income from charitable activities	0.3	0.4
Income from other trading activities	-	-
Income from investments	2.0	1.7
Other income	0.0	6.8
Total	2.6	8.9

Expenditure
Investment management	-	-
Other spending on raising funds	-	-
Spending on raising funds	-	-
Grants to institutions	0.6	0.6
Other charitable activities	1.2	1.5
Charitable activities	1.9	2.1
Other spending	-	-
Total	1.9	2.1

Net income / (expenditure)	0.7	6.9

Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-CHC-219153

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at 31 March 2023.

	2023 £m	2022 £m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets	8.2	4.4
Investment assets	42.0	43.9
	50.3	48.4

Current assets
Current investment assets	-	-
Cash	4.1	7.6
Other current assets	0.2	0.2
	4.3	7.8

Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year	(0.5)	(0.9)
Net current assets	3.8	6.9

Total assets less current liabilities	54.0	55.3

Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year	(10.8)	(10.8)

Net assets	43.2	44.5

Funds
Endowment funds	15.1	15.9
Restricted funds	13.1	13.8
Unrestricted funds	15.0	14.8
	43.2	44.5

Sir Robert Geffery's Almshouse Trust

GB-CHC-219153

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.