Registered Charity Number 210392
The King William IV Naval Foundation provides almshouse accommodation for the following:
(1) Widows, or daughters of not less than 40 years of age, of deceased commissioned officers and Chaplains of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines up to and including the rank of Commander or Lieutenant Colonel or Captain RFA.
(2) Widows, or daughters of not less than 40 years of age, of deceased Chaplains of the Royal Navy or Royal Naval Reserve, or of deceased officers of the Royal Naval Reserve or of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve or of the Royal Marines Reserve or Royal Marines Forces Volunteer Reserve who were employed on mobilised service.
(3) Wives, or daughters of not less than 40 years of age, of living officers who would otherwise meet the requirements of sub-clause (1) or (2) above and who, through incapacity or other circumstances, are unable to provide for their dependants.
(4) Widows, or daughters of not less than 40 years of age, of deceased Royal Navy or Royal Marines Warrant Officers.
(5) Widows, or daughters of not less than 40 years of age, of deceased Royal Navy or Royal Marines Warrant Officers in the Reserve who were employed on mobilised service.
(6) Retired Officers up to and including the rank of Chief Officer and Warrant Officers of the former Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) or Women’s Royal Naval Reserve (WRNR) of not less than 40 years of age, where the latter have been employed on mobilised service.
(7) Retired female Officers up to and including the rank of Commander or Lieutenant Colonel, and retired female Warrant Officers of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines, and similar retired female Officers and Warrant Officers of those Reserve, of not less than 40 years of age, who were employed on mobilised service.
(8) Widows, or daughters of not less than 40 years of age, of deceased Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) officers up to the rank of Captain, who had previously served a minimum of three years with the RFA.
The Foundation has twelve cottages at Southwick in Hampshire, just outside former HMS DRYAD, which is now the Defence School of Policing and Guarding.
Each cottage has its own sitting room, kitchen and bathroom and either one or two bedrooms.
There is also a bedroom and cloakroom in the Centre Block that can be booked for guests, as well as a communal drawing room and a utility area with washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge freezers.
As the cottages are technically almshouses, no rent is charged, but residents pay a monthly sum towards heating and maintenance.
Southwick village is a delightful place to live. There is an excellent village shop, post office and restaurant as well as two public houses and a church.
Taxis are readily available for those wishing to go to nearby Wickham for the local doctor’s surgery or further afield to Fareham.
Residents must be in good health and able to live independently.
Any ladies requiring further details or wishing to view the cottages should write to :-
The Registrar, c/o The Resident Secretary, Royal Naval Cottages, The Drove, Southwick, Hampshire PO17 6HE.
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