--- title: "Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities — charity 232200 | CharityCompare" description: "Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities (charity 232200): income £236k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/municipal-and-owen-carter-s-almshouse-charities retrieved: 2026-10-08T03:28:51.914Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 232200 MA # Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include accommodation/housing. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=232200&subId=0) Work at Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=municipal-and-owen-carter-s-almshouse-charities&type=claim&name=Municipal%20and%20Owen%20Carter) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £235,878 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £184,715 Registered charity number 232200 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) 1A Kingsburys Lane Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Quick answer Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities (number 232200) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities do? The Charities comprise a housing association that provides affordable housing to elderly people who also have a financial need. The housing association is registered with the Tenants Service Authority and is a registered social landlord. There are 42 units available to let and all the units are based in Poole, Dorset. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities Answers Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities's highest-paid staff paid? Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 6 January 1964 Where it says it operates Poole ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Elderly/old People. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## Linked funds and trusts The register records these funds under parent charity number 232200. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes. View 3 linked records - [The Municipal Almshouse Charities (232200-1)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=232200&subId=1) - [Owen Carter Almshouse Trust (232200-2)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=232200&subId=2) - [Isaac Steel for Church Street Almspeople (232200-3)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=232200&subId=3) ## What causes is Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities registered for? Accommodation/housing ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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How do I check charity number 232200? Search 232200 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities do? The Charities comprise a housing association that provides affordable housing to elderly people who also have a financial need. The housing association is registered with the Tenants Service Authority and is a registered social landlord. There are 42 units available to let and all the units are based in Poole, Dorset. Does Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities? Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. How much is Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities? The register does not record Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities's trustees paid? Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities registered as a charity? Municipal and Owen Carter's Almshouse Charities was entered on the register on 6 January 1964. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=232200&subId=0).