Thirteenth annual report and accounts : 1926 / The Homes of St. Giles.

  • Homes of St. Giles (London, England)
Date:
1927
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Credit: Thirteenth annual report and accounts : 1926 / The Homes of St. Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following grants : from the Government of the Federated Malay States, £l00 ; from the Trustees of the Strathcona Bequest, .£245; of Sherburn Hospital, £200; and of Ripon Hospital, £25 ; also a further donation from the Peter Coats’ Trustees of £100, and one of £50 from the St. Francis Leper Guild. They have received legacies of £50 from the Estate of Lady Fermor Hesketh, £500 from that of Miss S. Hewitt, and £l00 from that of Mrs. A. H. Taylor. Hearty thanks are again due to Miss Lilian Baylis and the members of the “ Old Vic.” Company for their ever welcome entertainments for the patients ; also to Miss Taverner and the St. Peter’s Players for a delightful performance. Mr. Charles Marford has been most kind in painting the stage scenery of the new recreation room. The sum of £78 16s. 5d. was received from Miss Baylis as the proceeds of a concert given at the “ Old Vic.” on Good Friday for the benefit of St. Giles. The retirement of Father Cyril on account of ill health is much regretted. The good work that he has done during the year of his Chaplaincy and his constant devotion to the true welfare of St. Giles has earned him the gratitude of all connected with its management. He has been succeeded by Father Illingworth. There has been an important alteration in the constitution of the Homes since the last Report was issued. The Company of St. Giles was originally founded as a Limited Company incorporated under the Companies Acts. There were good reasons for this at the time, but it involved a liability for Income Tax from which, as a charitable institution, it should have been exempt. The government was vested in a Board of Directors, and the Council had no jurisdiction and took no real part in the management of the Homes. To remedy this state of affairs the old Company of St. Giles, Limited, has been wound up and a new Association “ not for profit ” has been formed by licence of the Board of Trade, which Association is still an Incorporated Company, limited by guarantee, but recognised officially as a charitable institution and as such exempt from Imperial taxation. This step has cost some £175, but has avoided an annual liability estimated at £70 per annum.