THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN WELFARE CHARITY

Charity Number: 205943
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

With the formal approval of the Charity Commission, the charity is winding itself up, and the trustees have agreed the other charities to which it is now (October 2024) dispersing its capital endowment. Consequently the City and Metropolitan Welfare Charity has effectively closed down and is no longer accepting applications for grants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £31,206
Total expenditure: £44,358

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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 September 1961: Standard registration
  • 25 February 2025: Removed (Funds transferred (gi))
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1051388 THE AMBER FOUNDATION
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1148824 CHANGE FOR GOOD COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY LIMITED
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1183092 CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1098118 The Hardman Trust
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1166057 LANDWORKS
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1174202 PRISON CHOIR PROJECT
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1114760 PRISON RADIO ASSOCIATION
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1093710 PRISONERS ABROAD
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1128372 SOUTH WEST COMMUNITY CHAPLAINCY LIMITED
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1177813 STANDOUT PROGRAMMES
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1004354 THE UPPER ROOM (ST SAVIOUR'S)
  • 25 February 2025: Funds transferred to 1131802 WORKING CHANCE LTD
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £37.31k £35.60k £32.35k £35.99k £31.21k
Total expenditure £41.13k £38.13k £33.63k £39.17k £44.36k
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 December 2023 16 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 16 April 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 April 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 19 April 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 April 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2019 03 April 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 03 April 2020 On Time
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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.

SCHEME OF 25 SEPTEMBER 1961

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF DESERVING PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH, ACCIDENT, INFIRMITY OR STRAITENED FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN EITHER OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (1) IN THE SUPPLY OF ARTICLES IN KIND OR IN GRANTS OF MONEY. (2) IN GRANTS IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF ANY INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED OR TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE CARE AND RELIEF OF SUCH PERSONS, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ADMINISTERED IN OR IN CONNEXION WITH THE CITY OF LONDON.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED