THE SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF MEDICAL MEN

Charity number: 207473
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides financial assistance to necessitous doctors and their families.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £237,482
Total expenditure: £233,671

People

12 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 October 1962: Standard registration
  • 07 June 1995: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SOCIETY FOR ASSISTANCE OF MEDICAL FAMILIES (Working name)
  • THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS (Working name)
  • THE SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF MEDICAL MEN (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Buckle Chair 24 May 2018
STROKE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
CROHN'S & COLITIS UK
Received: On time
Dr Christine Tomkins Trustee 26 May 2023
None on record
Dr Robert Lyn Michael Griffiths Trustee 26 May 2023
None on record
Dr Naomi Jiagbogu Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
LYDIA ACQUAH Trustee 05 September 2019
None on record
Dr DAVID STEWART Trustee 24 May 2018
None on record
DR ROHIT MALLIWAL Trustee 21 September 2011
None on record
GEOFFREY EDWARD ROSE Trustee
None on record
Dr STEWART MATHESON KILPATRICK Trustee
None on record
Dr CELIA PALMER Trustee
None on record
SIMON DAVID WILLIAM PAYNE MB BS FRCS Trustee
None on record
Dr ROY NEWBERRY PALMER Trustee
FACULTY OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF THE WORSHIPFUL SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDON
Received: On time
THE WORSHIPFUL SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES GENERAL CHARITY LIMITED
Received: On time
FACULTY OF CONFLICT AND CATASTROPHE MEDICINE OF THE WORSHIPFUL SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDON
Received: On time
THE ROGERS PRIZE CHARITY
Received: On time

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 £268.86k £218.78k £240.90k £248.19k £237.48k
Total expenditure £176.34k £192.69k £183.99k £166.77k £233.67k
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 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 10 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

ROYAL CHARTER DATED 5 APRIL 1864 AS AMENDED 14 MAY 1975 AND SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER OF 12 MARCH 1980, ORDERS 16 MARCH 1983, 16 MARCH 1989 AND SCHEME OF 23 OCT. 1989 AND BY-LAWS MADE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE ROYAL CHARTER AND ADOPTED ON 24 MAY 2007.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF DISTRESSED WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. IF, AND IN SO FAR AS THE SAID INCOME IN ANY YEAR IS NOT REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION AS AFORESAID THE SOCIETY MAY, SUBJECT TO OBSERVING THE SAME CONDITION IN RELATION TO EACH CLASS SUCCESSIVELY ENUMERATED BELOW, APPLY THE SAID INCOME FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING CLASSES:- (A) NECESSITOUS DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY (B) NECESSITOUS MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY (C) NECESSITOUS DEPENDANTS OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY (D) NECESSITOUS MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS NOT BEING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND THE NECESSITOUS DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PRACTITIONERS WHETHER DECEASED OR NOT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 207473-1 BRICKWELL FUND
Governing document
UNKNOWN (ORIGINATED IN 1913)
Charitable objects
1) FOR EXTRA GRANTS TO WIDOWS AND ORPHANS 2) FOR SPECIAL GRANTS TO ORPHANS OVER AGE OF 16 TO ENABLE THEM TO STUDY FOR A PROFESSIONAL OR BUSINESS CAREER.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 24 October 1962 : Standard registration
  • 07 June 1995 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
LETTSOM HOUSE
11 CHANDOS STREET
LONDON
W1G 9EB
Phone:
07771300410
Email:
info@samf.org.uk
Website:

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