History
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Isleworth & Hounslow Charity Ltd is an amalgamation of a number of small charities bringing together almshouse and distributive charities. The original benefactors left the money or endowed the properties as part of their last will and testament.
Isleworth & Hounslow Charity Ltd was founded over 350 years ago and started life as the Isleworth Parochial Charities, under the trustee-ship of the priest and wardens of All Saints’ Isleworth. It then became the Isleworth United Charities and then the Isleworth & Hounslow Charity.
Isleworth & Hounslow Charity Ltd incorporated the following charities and endowments:
| Farnell’s
Almshouses Founded by John Farnell by deed of gift dated 3rd December 1859, including the gift of William Thomas Farnell founded by deed dated 12th September 1865 and the gift of Frances Susan Seager founded by will dated 25th June 1884. Regulated by a Scheme dated 2nd November 1961. |
| The
Charity of Samuel Rayment for Almshouses Comprised in a Scheme dated 8th November 1935. |
| The
Charity of Alice Sophia Heldman for distressed ladies Founded by will dated 17th February 1939. |
| The
Fuel Allotment Charity The assets of the Fuel Allotment Charity comprise an area of land on Hounslow Heath, where the residents of the Old Parish of Isleworth would go to dig peat for fuel.The Fuel Allotment Charity was comprised in an enclosure award made on 15th June 1818. This area of land on Hounslow Heath is now leased by Isleworth & Hounslow Charity Ltd to Priory London Ltd. |
| The
John Fielder Haden (Isleworth) Relief in Sickness Charity Founded by will dated 23rd September 1925. |
| Sermon’s
Almshouses Built and endowed in 1843 by Mrs Sarah Sermon. |
| Ingram’s
Almshouses Built and endowed in 1664 by Sir Thomas Ingram. |
| Tolson
Almshouses Founded in 1756 as the gift of Mrs Ann Tolson. |
| Butler’s
Almshouses Built and endowed in 1885 by Elizabeth Butler to house two married couples. |
Recently, Isleworth & Hounslow Charity Ltd has become the Corporate Trustee for the Parthenia Hayburn Trust. The Parthenia Hayburn Trust comprises a single property in Chiswick which was bequeathed by the late Parthenia Hayburn in 1971 for the charitable purpose of ‘accommodating old people where they can have some of their possessions and where husband and wife will not be separated’.
