24 Hour Alarm and Monitoring Service
Contact Details
Mark Law
Partnership Manager
42 Barnard Road, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9JB
T: 01603 964306
E: keyaccounts@careline.co.uk
W: www.careline.co.uk
Regions covered: UK and Ireland
About Careline365
We are a privately run telecare service, operating across the UK & Ireland. Providing alarm equipment as well as monitoring through our own in-house Alarm Response Centre to currently over 41,000 users. Mainly to private individuals but also includes sheltered schemes, housing associations, charities, and local authorities with whom we have partnerships to provide the telecare equipment and monitoring. We have capacity to install and/or migrate existing systems swiftly and efficiently using the latest technology on the market. With no fixed affiliation to one technology provider, we can source the best products that meets the needs of the end user. We offer fast and free next day service. We operate on a 7 day basis and that includes our customer support team as well as warehouse and dispatch.
- Fully TSA accredited.
- Member of Future50
- Winner ‘Lean Startup’ Start Up Awards 2016
- Bronze Carbon Charter Award 2017
- Family Business of the Year EoE FSB Awards 2018
Health and Safety Consultancy and Trainer
Contact details
John Lewis
Managing Director | Consultant
53 John Cooper Way, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4AP
T: 01530 382 150
M: 07554 917 949
E: info@integralsafetyltd.co.uk
www.integralsafetyltd.co.uk
Regions covered: East and West Midlands (On Site). UK Wide (Digital / Remote Working).
About Integral Safety Limited
Approximately 15 years experience working with social housing and Almshouse associations. In that time, we have amassed a wealth of sector relevant experience including:
- Policy creation, review and administration.
- Creating risk assessments and method statements (RAMS).
- Undertaking CoSHH assessments and advising staff and management.
- Assisting with regulatory compliance including electricity, fire, legionella, asbestos, gas, LOLER, PUWER and others.
- Accident / incident investigations.
- Staff training at all levels.
- Overseeing new build construction and advising you (usually the client under CDM regulations) of any issues, concerns and requirements of the build.
- Acting as your Health and Safety competent person.
We have worked with, deMontfort Housing Association, Waterloo Housing Association, Eastern Shires Housing Association, Midlands Rural Housing, East Midlands Housing (emh group) and Wyggestons.
The works undertaken above have included asset management, compliance and Health and Safety.
Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
*** Integral Safety Limited is offering a 10% discount on services to Almshouse Association members ***
Chartered Accountants
Contact details:
James Holland-Leader
Partner
Office Suite 1, Haslemere House, Lower Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2PE
T: 01428 652788
E: James.hollandleader@knoxcropper.com
www.knoxcropper.com
Regions covered: UK wide
About Knox Cropper LLP
Knox Cropper LLP is one of the oldest firms of Chartered Accountants in Britain, and has specialised for a number of years in advising ‘not-for-profit’ clients, including the Social Housing Sector.
We currently provide external and internal audit services to a number of registered Housing Associations, as well as external audit or independent examination to a number of Almshouses and Abbeyfield Societies.
Knox Cropper is external auditor of The Salvation Army, one of the largest providers of supported accommodation outside of the government.
Architects
Contact Details
Pat Mills BA BArch (Hons) RIBA
Partner
62 Burgate, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2BH
T: 01227 762060
E: patmills@clague.co.uk
W: www.clague.co.uk
Regions covered: UK wide
About Clague LLP
Clague, the design-led architecture practice based in Canterbury, and with offices in London and Harpenden, has a longstanding reputation among the almshouse community. With its dedicated conservation and historic buildings team, Clague advises on quinquennial inspections, ensuring Trustees are best placed to protect the fabric of their estates.
At the heart of Clague’s work are design projects often requiring listed building consent, which demand a sensitive and detailed understanding of former building techniques and materials. As a result, Clague’s 60 strong team, including nine partners, has delivered projects across the country for many almshouse charities, whether adapting existing homes or designing new ones.
The quality of the firm’s work has been nationally recognised with Clague a three time recipient of the Almshouse Association Patron’s Awards. The successful projects were undertaken for Harefield Parochial Charities, St John’s Hospital and The Roger Manwood Trust in Canterbury.
For further information on Clague’s work with almshouses contact: Pat Mills on 01622 762060 or via patmills@clague.co.uk
Solicitors
Contact Details
Christine Lowes BA
Solicitor
Spaceworks, Benton Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7LX
T: 0191 246 4000
E: clowes@oneill-law.com
W: www.oneill-law.com
Regions covered: UK wide
About O’Neill Richmonds Law Firm
Christine Lowes has been a solicitor for 34 years. Throughout her professional career she has been Solicitor to the largest Almshouse Association in the country which owns in excess of 1700 Almshouses in the North East of England.
On recommendation, she has also provided advice and assistance to a number of smaller Almshouses Associations. She has extensive experience in the areas of constitutional change, trustee liability and property matters including the Setting Aside of Appointments and recovery of Almshouses.
Legal Services
Contact Details
Gerry Morrison
Partner, Head of Charities Team
Citadel House, 58 High Street, Hull, East Yorks HU1 1QE
T: 01482 337339
E: gerry.morrison@rollits.com
W: www.rollits.com
Regions covered: UK wide (Yorkshire based)
About Rollits LLP
Assisting Almshouse charities with updating an amendment of their governing documents and constitutions.
- Liaising with The Charity Commission in respect of regulated alterations to constitutions and governing documents.
- Liaising with Almshouses and The Charity Commission in respect of disposal of permanent endowment.
- Liaising with Almshouse charities in respect of charity law queries and governance matters.
- Advising trustees on their legal duties and responsibilities.
- Advising Almshouses in respect of the application and appointment process including Letter of Appointment.
- Liaising with Almshouses in respect of setting aside appointments.
- Working with Almshouses to resolve disputes in respect of residents and in respect of repair and maintenance issues.
- Liaising with Almshouses in respect of planning permission and construction projects.
VAT Advisory Services
Contact Details
Glenn Havenhand
VAT Partner
Highfields, 11 Pinchwell View, Wickersley, ROTHERHAM S66 1FP
T: 01709 709727
M: 07818 066 088
E: glenn.havenhand3@btopenworld.com
Regions covered: UK wide
About Charities VAT Services
We provide VAT advice to almshouse charities all over the UK with particular emphasis on building projects. Our aim is to seek to save charities VAT where legally possible, by identifying the zero-rate and reduced-rate VAT liabilities to building works.
The projects can be past, present or future and includes certificate preparation, advice letters and dealing with HMRC.
Human Resources
Contact Details
Mr A Nisbet BA MA
Managing Director
Beech House, Dodlsey Grove, Easebourne, Midhurst GU29 9BE
T: 01730 810970
M: 07966 117801
E: Adrian.nisbet@argonaut-hr.com
www.argonaut-hr.com
Regions covered: UK wide
About Argonaut-HR
We help with all matters relating to people and staffing, covering areas like pay, employee relations, engagement, staff recognition and training.
Members often contact us with questions or for advice in the following areas:
- Contracts, handbooks, policies and procedures.
- HR Advice & Management – This can be delivered remotely or on-site to cover unplanned emergencies (including grievance and disciplinary matters) or as a retained service to ensure records, documents and staff details are up to date and compliant with legal requirements.
- Training – To help support teams and individuals with topics such as effective team work, customer service, leadership and manager training.
- Coaching & Outplacement – 1:1 coaching for staff, career planning and outplacement for those impacted by redundancy
Executive Search Consultancy for Charities & Not for Profit Organisations
Contact Details
Adam Stacey
Managing Director
Southgate Chambers, The Pumphouse, Garnier Road, Winchester, England, SO23 9QG.
T: 01962 813300 (Winchester) 0207 998 8888 (London)
E: adam@charismarecruitment.co.uk
W: www.charismarecruitment.co.uk
Regions covered: UK
About Charisma Charity Recruitment
Charisma is one of the UK’s leading charity recruitment specialists, offering advice and guidance to organisations throughout the UK who wish to find exceptional individuals to join their team.
Whether your charity is seeking a Chair, Trustee, CEO, Director, Manager, Master, Clerk or Warden, you can be reassured by the expertise of the Charisma Consultants.
With over 20 years’ experience of supporting charities and not for profit organisations, Charisma has extensive knowledge of recruiting for housing, care and almshouse charities and our strong ethical approach ensures that we are trusted and respected within the sector.
Solicitors
Contact Details
Philip Grylls
Chair
16 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6XT
T: 01622 689735
E: p.grylls@gullands.com
W: www.gullands.com
Region covered: UK wide
About Gullands Solicitors
The Gullands team works with a number of charities of different sizes and structures to deliver excellent results.
We can advise and assist on a full range of business law issues and charity specific matters such as:
- The formation, establishment and dissolution of unincorporated charities, companies limited by guarantee and trusts.
- Incorporating as a CIO
- Charity Mergers
- Day to day governance and compliance issues including advising trustees on their statutory and fiduciary duties.
- Schemes and orders including amending schemes e.g. widening Objects and spending Restricted Funds.
- Public benefit requirements.
- Internal disputes or disagreements between trustees.
- Court Work including dealing with possession cases involving difficult residents.
- Building new or modernising existing almshouses
- LSelling ot buying land
Blair Gulland won an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Kent Law Society Awards 2017 and was a finalist for Solicitor of the Year, Private Practice, part of the Law Society’s national Excellence Awards 2017. Blair is also a finalist in the IOD South East Awards 2018, all for his work with charities. Blair is now a Consultant with Gullands and is also a trustee of two almshouse charities in Kent. Gullands were involved in the case of Watts v. Stewart and Other (2016) which was an important Court of Appeal case confirming the status of an almshouse resident as a licensee or beneficiary and not as a protected tenant and not subject to the Human Rights Act 1998.