Predecessor The Abbeyfield Society Founder Richard Carr-Gomm | Formation 1956 (1956) --> Legal status Charity | |
Purpose Provides sheltered housing and care homes for elderly people Headquarters St Albans, Hertfordshire | ||
Abbeyfield, formally The Abbeyfield Society, is a an English housing charity operating in the United Kingdom. It provides sheltered housing and care homes for elderly people.
Based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, it is a registered charity under English law and a registered housing association.
As of 2015, the charity is led by chief executive Natasha Singarayer.
It was founded in 1956 by Old Stoic and ex-army officer Richard Carr-Gomm OBE (1922–2008).
The Abbeyfield Society directly owns and manages around 200 houses and 20 care homes. It is also affiliated with independent local Abbeyfield charities who together run a further 250 Abbeyfield Society Houses and 60 care homes across the UK. The Abbeyfield Kent Society is the largest independent Abbeyfield in the world.
A blue plaque in Gomm Road, Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark, commemorates Richard Carr-Gomm and Abbeyfield Society.
Humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton was awarded the MBE for his role with Abbeyfield.