01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 20 April 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £102,775
- Latest expenditure
- £60,868
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 2 Walnut Tree Avenue, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, Hertfordshire, CM21 9JR
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of accessible, reasonably-priced accommodation (formerly referred to as 'Almshouses') for older people in Bishop's Stortford. The Charity does not provide 'care', and Residents either live independently or make their own arangements with family or Social Services if support is needed.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 13 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £102,775
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60,868
- 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
- 13 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £95,542
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £45,617
- 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
- 14 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £84,998
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £73,674
- 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
- 28 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £84,737
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £58,329
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £72,581
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £47,278
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 13 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £102,775
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £60,868
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £95,542
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £45,617
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 14 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £84,998
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £73,674
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 28 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £84,737
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £58,329
- 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
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £72,581
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £47,278
- 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
- 1
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- KINGS COTTAGES TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-04-20T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- INDENTURE DATED 11 SEP 1907AS AMENDED ON 06 MAY 1909AS AMENDED ON 31 OCT 1911AS AMENDED ON 29 DEC 1913AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 01 MAR 1972AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 24 MAY 2005AS AMENDED ON 27 NOV 2019AS AMENDED ON 07 DEC 2023
- Charitable Objects
- ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR AGED PERSONS WHO HAVE RESIDED IN EITHER THE URBAN DISTRICT OF BISHOP'S STORTFORD OR THE PARISH OF THORLEY FOR NOT LESS THAN 20 YEARS NEXT PRECEDING THE TIME OF THEIR APPOINTMENT.
- Area Of Benefit
- BISHOP'S STORTFORD AND PARISH OF THORLEY
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures