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The Charity was established in 1693 by the Will of Edward Storey, a Cambridge captain, gentleman and bookseller.
He left instructions that if his son should die without an heir of his own, his estate should be used to buy land in Cambridge and to build ten almshouses upon it.
Ten almswomen were to be appointed: four widows of ministers of the Church of England, two widows and one maiden of the Parish of St Giles and three maidens of the Parish of Holy Trinity. All were to be at least forty years of age and of sober life and conversation. The almswomen were to be given £10 per year out of the rent and profits from the estate. They were also to receive annually a gown of sad-coloured cloth to the value of twenty shillings, two pairs of shoes and a pair of stockings at Christmas and mid-summer.
Since then the Foundation has modernised and grown, with the latest additions being 30 one-bedroom sheltered flats in Chesterton. These were added following a merger with the Wray, Jackenett, Merrill and Elie Trust in March 2009.
The Foundation now provides 48 sheltered flats at Storey's House, 16 residential care rooms at Edward House, 4 sheltered flats at Mount Pleasant, 30 sheltered flats in Chesterton and 8 sheltered bungalows at Vicarage Close, Melbourn, near Royston. It is run in accordance with a comprehensive Scheme prepared by the Charity Commission sealed on 1 April 2009.