The Abbeyfield Chester Society Limited
What it does
Provide very sheltered accommodation for elderly persons
Its charitable purposes
TO RELIEVE AGED IMPOTENT AND POOR PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE CUMMUNITY.(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION)
Causes
- What it works on
- Accommodation and housing
- Who it helps
- Older people
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Cheshire West & Chester
Area of benefit in its governing document: Unrestricted
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £229,943 and spent £232,415.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £229,943 | £232,415 | Not reported | 2 |
| 30 September 2024 | £228,377 | £217,395 | Not reported | 1 |
| 30 September 2023 | £153,948 | £173,342 | Not reported | 1 |
| 30 September 2022 | £660,289 | £195,296 | 6 | 2 |
| 30 September 2021 | £190,184 | £233,597 | Not reported | 2 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 21%, from £190,184 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £229,943 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 30 September 2022
- Donations and legacies£338
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£138,660
- Investments£4,253
- Other£517,038
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Carole Wild
- Frances Mary Kate Tyrie
- Peter Collins
- Rhonwen Mair Barraclough
- Stewart David Pilley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 2 April 2026, 119 days early | Received 2 April 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 26 February 2025, 154 days early | Received 26 February 2025 |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 10 April 2024, 111 days early | Received 10 April 2024 |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 6 March 2023, 146 days early | Received 6 March 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 28 February 2022, 152 days early | Received 28 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 233470
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 June 1964
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 22 OCTOBER 1963 AS AMENDED ON 22 SEPTEMBER 2004 AND 11 AUGUST 2010.
- Company number
- 00778105This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.chesterabbeyfield.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.