THE COMPANY OF WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN OF THE RIVER THAMES POORS FUND

Charity number: 231320
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Grants to poor and needy Watermen and/or Lightermen of the River Thames and assistance to their widows.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £19,464
Total expenditure: £59,992

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

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 November 2006: Standard registration
  • 09 September 2011: Removed (Funds transferred (gi))
  • 09 September 2011: Funds transferred to
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE COMPANY'S POORS FUND AND RELATED CHARITIES (Working name)
  • WATERMAN'S SUNDAY FERRY CHARITY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sir David Hugh Wootton Chair 12 July 2023
THE WOOLMEN'S COMPANY CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Received: On time
BOWYERS CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE LORD MAYOR'S 800TH ANNIVERSARY AWARDS TRUST
Received: On time
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WOOLMEN SUSTAINABILITY START-UP & INNOVATION FUND LIMITED
Received: On time
THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST
Received: On time
ROYAL BENEVOLENT AND EDUCATIONAL FUND FOR WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN
Received: On time
MORDEN COLLEGE
Received: On time
THE CITY ARTS TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
THE JESUS COLLEGE BOAT CLUB TRUST
Received: On time
CHARLES DICKENS CENTRE (GAD'S HILL) LIMITED
Received: On time
CROSS SECTOR SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS
Received: On time
Derek Mann Trustee 30 November 2021
None on record
RICHARD SPRINGFORD Trustee 09 July 2020
ROYAL BENEVOLENT AND EDUCATIONAL FUND FOR WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN
Received: On time
Jeremy Dennis Randall Trustee 10 July 2019
THE LEANDER TRUST
Received: On time
PADWA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE COMPANY OF WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN OF THE RIVER THAMES Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £14.06k £14.83k £15.71k £17.31k £19.46k
Total expenditure £11.08k £10.91k £11.75k £12.55k £59.99k
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 30 June 2024 11 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2023 23 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2022 13 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2021 06 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2020 22 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 Not Required
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Governing document
SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 8 MAY 2000 AS AFFECTED BY A UNITING DIRECTION MADE UNDER S.96 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993 AND DATED 22 NOVEMBER 2006
Charitable objects
INCOME AND (WHERE APPLICABLE) PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE APPLIED FOR THE RELIEF OF FREEMEN OF THE COMPANY OF WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN OF THE RIVER THAMES, THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND CHILDREN, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS B0Y MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 22 November 2006 : Standard registration
  • 09 September 2011 : Removed
  • 09 September 2011 : Asset transfer out

Contact information

Address:
WATERMEN'S HALL
16-18 ST MARY AT HILL
LONDON
London
EC3R 8EF
Phone:
02072832373