Almshouses welcome new CEO

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Date Posted : August 10th, 2021

On Tuesday 10 August the City of Wells Almshouses welcomed its new CEO The reverend Dr. Martin Thomas to the organisation.

Dr. Thomas recently worked in a south London parish where he partnered a tenant-led housing association with a stock of 8000 properties.

He has a wealth of experience in caring for listed buildings and has successfully delivered large-scale projects including the redevelopment of a church in Fulham with the construction of a three-storey community centre and an enabling project building ten flats. Married with two small children, the family moved here in 2020 and are happily settled. Martin occasionally sings at the cathedral as a tenor deputy
Dr Thomas said

‘I am really delighted to be joining CWA at this time and I look forward to helping to shape its vision for the future. This is an exciting time to become involved in creating the best possible housing solutions for current and future residents of the almshouses and I look forward to working with key stakeholders in the city and above all, with the residents, to build a strong and happy future for the charity.’

ABOUT US

Originally the Almshouses in Wells were separate unincorporated trusts. In 2004 these charities were brought together and the five almshouses became one charity, the City of Wells Almshouses Trust (registered charity no: 1040554). In 2014 a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (registered charity no: 1159162) was set up and this now administers the original Trust. City of Wells Almshouses is also a registered housing association, regulated by the Charity Commission and by the Homes and Communities Agency.

The CIO is administered by a Board of Trustees. A number of the Trustees are appointed by the Chapter of Wells Cathedral and by Wells City Council. The Dean of Wells and the Mayor of Wells are both ex-officio members of the Board.

The Almshouses are managed on a day to day basis by 4 part-time staff: the Chief Executive; the Scheme Manager; the Finance Officer/Trust Secretary and the Handyman.