01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 2 April 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: THE MEETING ROOM, LAW MEMORIAL HOUSES, BISHOPS TAWTON, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 0AG
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provide licensed almshouse accommodation to people with restricted personal finances in North Devon. Primarily those aged over 55, but consideration is given to those fulfilling other residency criteria set out in governing documents. Care is not provided as residents live independently. Associated charity providing small education grants to local groups.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LAW MEMORIAL HOUSES, BISHOPS TAWTON
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-04-02T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Apr 2025
- Charitable Objects
- (1) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE AGED 55 AND ABOVE AND ARE RESIDENTS OF OR REGISTERED AS LIVING IN THE PARISH OF BISHOP'S TAWTON, NORTH DEVON, BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING;(2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE CIO OR A SUFFICIENT SECTION OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT ;(3) TO PAY THE COSTS OF REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING THE FOLLOWING MEMORIALS IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF BISHOP'S TAWTON:(A) A TABLET ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE SAID CHURCH IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENRY LAW;(B) A TABLET ON THE SAID WALL IN MEMORY OF THOMAS SHEPHARD LAW;(C) A TABLET ON THE SAID WALL IN MEMORY OF MARY JANE LAW;(D) A STAINED GLASS WINDOW IN THE WEST WALL OF THE NORTH AISLE OF THE SAID CHURCH PROVIDED BY THE SAID MARY JANE LAW.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
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- Social media policy and procedures