ROBERT BIRD COTTAGE HOMES CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 17 April 1964
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 8 August 2024 – 7 August 2025
Latest income: £32,730
Latest expenditure: £8,570
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Purcross, Wayford, CREWKERNE, Somerset, TA18 8QL

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing housing for retired people with low financial support

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 7 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £32,730
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,570

Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 7 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,639

Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 7 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £29,359
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,230

Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 7 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 1 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 1 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £26,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,551

Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 7 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £26,515
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,423

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 7 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £32,730
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,570
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 7 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,639
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 7 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £29,359
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,230
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 7 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £26,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,551
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

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 8 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 7 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 7 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £26,515
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,423
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: Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ROBERT BIRD COTTAGE HOMES CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1964-04-17T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: REGULATED BY SCHEME 27TH MAY 1992
Charitable Objects: MAINTAIN PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY AND APPLY THE INCOME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY
Area Of Benefit: CREWKERNE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 80596
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ROBERT BIRD'S COTTAGE HOMES

Charity Name Id: 80608
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE ROBERT BIRD COTTAGE HOMES CHARITY

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures