THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF ENGINEERS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND

Charity number: 289819
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The main objectives of the trust are: the acknowledgement of excellence in engineering, supporting engineering education and research, giving grants and - in exceptional circumstances - assisting in the support of hardship experienced by members of the Worshipful Company of Engineers and their dependants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £156,847
Total expenditure: £139,641

People

10 Trustee(s)

7 Volunteer(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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 July 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • The Engineers Trust (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Gordon Grier Thomas Masterton OBE DL Chair 08 May 2019
None on record
Major General Keith Harington CIMA CB Trustee 09 July 2024
None on record
Martin Christopher Knights FREng Trustee 09 July 2024
None on record
Penelope Bedford Taylor JP Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Dr Cecilia Dolores Byrne Trustee 25 April 2023
None on record
John Ifor Rewbridge Owen OBE Trustee 25 April 2023
None on record
Peter Darrell Egan Trustee 25 April 2023
None on record
David John Lane Trustee 25 April 2023
None on record
Raymond Ernest Joyce Trustee 05 May 2022
None on record
Helen Vanessa Middleton Ramsay Trustee 14 July 2021
THE INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
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 £203.26k £87.09k £125.01k £92.31k £156.85k
Total expenditure £159.26k £116.35k £124.13k £119.70k £139.64k
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 22 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 23 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 23 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 22 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 22 May 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 4TH JULY 1984 as amended on 15 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERSONS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR OF THOSE PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING AND THEIR DEPENDANTS; (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE OF PERSONS ENGAGED OR DESIRING TO ENGAGE IN THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING OR ELSEWHERE IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE GENERALLY; (C) CHARITABLDE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURE OF ENGINEERING PRODUCTS AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Worshipful Company of Engineers
Saddlers House
44 Gutter Lane
LONDON
EC2V 6BR
Phone:
0207 726 4830
Email:
clerk@engineerscompany.org.uk
Website:

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