CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRANCIS JOHN CLEAR ALMSHOUSES

Registered charity 239294 · organisation 239294

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
2 February 1965
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£14,850
Latest expenditure
£15,630
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 14A ROSE LANE, MELBOURN, ROYSTON, SG8 6AD

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of 4 almshouses for single ladies of reduced means, Melbourn, Cambs.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
5 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£14,850
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,630
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£14,286
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,601
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
9 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,675
Total Gross Expenditure
£36,089
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
4 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,757
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,684
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
20 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,496
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,963

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
5 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£14,850
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,630
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
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
29 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£14,286
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,601
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
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
9 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,675
Total Gross Expenditure
£36,089
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
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
4 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,757
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,684
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
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
20 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,496
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,963
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
Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRANCIS JOHN CLEAR ALMSHOUSES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1965-02-02T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
SCHEME OF 9TH DECEMBER 1982
Charitable Objects
ALMSHOUSES FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF POOR AND NEEDY WOMEN WHO HAVE RESIDED IN MELBOURN FOR NOT LESS THAN 10 YEARS.
Area Of Benefit
MELBOURN

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
179161
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CLEAR COTTAGES

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures