THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY

Charity number: 1038763
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide one or more bursaries or scholarships either to enable young students, of either sex, who propose to enter or who have already entered the distilling trade to acquire knowledge of wine trade or to enable young students to acquire knowledge of the distilling trade; and to make donations to the Wine Spirits Trades Benevolent Society and other registered charities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £15,787
Total expenditure: £23,960

People

1 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 June 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • DISTILLERS COMPANY'S CHARITY FUND (Working name)
  • MACDONALD-BUCHANAN BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIP TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF DISTILLERS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £104.02k £224.64k £128.16k £39.04k £15.79k
Total expenditure £56.53k £224.86k £93.10k £1.27m £23.96k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 October 2023 26 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2022 31 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 31 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 23 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 23 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 07 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 07 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 24 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 24 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 16/12/1955 AS AMENDED ON 21/11/2013

Charitable objects

IN PROVIDING ONE OR MORE BURSARIES OR SCHOLARSHIPS EITHER TO ENABLE YOUNG STUDENTS OF EITHER SEX WHO PROPOSE TO ENTER OR WHO HAVE ALREADY ENTERED THE DISTILLING TRADE TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF WINE TRADE OR TO ENABLE YOUNG STUDENTS TO AQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DISTILLING TRADE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Worshipful Co Of Distillers
Apothecaries Hall
Black Friars Lane
LONDON
EC4V 6ER
Phone:
07721249846
Email:
No information available
Website:

www.distillers.org.uk Open in new window