Richard Watts Charities

Richard Watts Charities
Formation1579
FounderRichard Watts
TypeCharitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
Registration no.Registered charity no. 1210119 (CIO); formerly associated charity no. 212828.
HeadquartersWatts Almshouses, Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 1SE.
Location
  • Rochester, Medway, England
Area served
Rochester and surrounding Medway area.
ServicesAlmshouse accommodation, housing support, community grants and local charitable services.
Chief Executive
Martin Sissons.
Staffc. 26 (approx.).
Websitehttps://www.richardwatts.org.uk/

Richard Watts Charities incorporate Richard Watts Charity set up in the will of Richard Watts in 1579, as well as several other charities in Rochester, Medway. The will originally provided for an almshouse in Rochester High Street: The Poor Travellers House; over time, the money later provided for almshouses in Maidstone Road, along with other accommodation in Rochester, totalling 66 self-contained flats. Other charities absorbed by the Richard Watts Charity include St Catherine's Hospital founded under the Charity of Symond Potyn in 1315.

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