01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 February 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06789361
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £758,352
- Latest expenditure
- £659,524
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 33 Old Hall, Lilleshall, NEWPORT, Shropshire, TF10 9JA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.oldbenhomes.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Sheltered Housing in East Sussex and Shropshire
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
- 20 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £758,352
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £659,524
- 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
- 15 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £714,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,359
- 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
- 15 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £686,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,398
- 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
- 10 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £646,675
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £632,598
- 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
- 2 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £619,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £590,737
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
- 20 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £758,352
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £659,524
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,872
- 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
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £714,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £691,359
- 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
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £686,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,398
- 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
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £646,675
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £632,598
- 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
- 2 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £619,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £590,737
- 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 Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 20 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 729281
- Income Investments
- 20199
- Income Other
- 8872
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 758352
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £659,524
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 659524
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3530
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 389702
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 67061
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £629,853
- Assets Total Fixed
- 698577
- Assets Own Use
- 698577
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £658,012
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £370,474
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £986,115
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 37031
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 333443
- Assets Cash
- £614,130
- Funds Endowment
- 255133
- Funds Unrestricted
- 730982
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 986115
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 15 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 674309
- Income Investments
- 30819
- Income Other
- 8872
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 714000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £691,359
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 691359
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9747
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 90783
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40982
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £578,642
- Assets Total Fixed
- 704832
- Assets Own Use
- 704832
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £599,254
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £416,799
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £887,287
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 65612
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 351187
- Assets Cash
- £553,750
- Funds Endowment
- 238340
- Funds Unrestricted
- 648947
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 887287
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 15 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 662117
- Income Investments
- 15920
- Income Other
- 8616
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 686653
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £664,398
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 664398
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13555
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 61023
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 28977
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £528,852
- Assets Total Fixed
- 697688
- Assets Own Use
- 697688
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £559,038
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £400,093
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £856,633
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 30186
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 369907
- Assets Cash
- £531,210
- Funds Endowment
- 250429
- Funds Unrestricted
- 606204
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 856633
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 10 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 640683
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 5992
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 646675
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £632,598
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 632598
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6907
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 55258
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 35534
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £534,787
- Assets Total Fixed
- 676898
- Assets Own Use
- 676898
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £566,222
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £400,729
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £842,391
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 31435
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 369294
- Assets Cash
- £548,585
- Funds Endowment
- 273191
- Funds Unrestricted
- 569200
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 842391
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 2 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 613389
- Income Investments
- 5905
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 619294
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £590,737
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 590737
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6511
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 48878
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18705
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £518,617
- Assets Total Fixed
- 681615
- Assets Own Use
- 681615
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £574,458
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £441,754
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £814,319
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 55841
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 385913
- Assets Cash
- £574,458
- Funds Endowment
- 279062
- Funds Unrestricted
- 535257
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 814319
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Telford & Wrekin
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- 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
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OLD BEN HOMES LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-02-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/01/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/08/2014 as amended on 10 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE RELIEF OF NEEDY PERSONS ENGAGED OR FORMERLY ENGAGED AND THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN AND OTHER IMMEDIATE DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED PERSONS WHO IN THEIR LIFETIME WERE ENGAGED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLISHING WHOLESALING OR RETAILING SECTIONS OF THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSES, FLATS OR OTHER DWELLINGS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS HOMES) WITH OR WITHOUT SERVICE AND ANY OTHER FACILITIES AND AMENITIES CONVENIENTLY TO BE ENJOYED THEREWITH.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Homes England
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff