01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 22 December 1961
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £46,756
- Latest expenditure
- £31,514
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: KITSON & TROTMAN, THE CHAMPIONS, BEAMINSTER, DT8 3AN
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Mabel Gale Bequest maintains 12 one bedroomed flats and surrounding gardens for elderly poor ladies in Bridport, Dorset.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £46,756
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £31,514
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £40,857
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £40,434
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £39,514
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £40,302
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £39,363
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £35,253
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 August 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £34,755
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,191
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £46,756
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £31,514
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £40,857
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £40,434
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £39,514
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £40,302
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £39,363
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £35,253
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £34,755
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,191
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MABEL GALE BEQUEST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1961-12-22T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- WILL OF MABEL GALE DATED 6TH DECEMBER 1957.
- Charitable Objects
- TO ERECT & MAINTAIN HOMES FOR AGED POOR FEMALES WHO SHALL HAVE RESIDED IN THE BOROUGH OF BRIDPORT FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS AND SHALL BE AT LEAST 65 YEARS OF AGE.
- Area Of Benefit
- BRIDPORT
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling