THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' COMPANY CHARITIES FUND

Charity number: 1069124
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

By invitation only, making grants to other charities to carry out such charitable purposes as are lawful for the relief of poverty, infirmity, the advancement of education or religion. Unsolicited applications will not be considered.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £84,591
Total expenditure: £119,972

People

3 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 April 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LIVERY & FREEMEN FUND (Working name)
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev Ralph Godsall Trustee 11 June 2020
THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE MARLER TRUST
Received: On time
HENRY COLBORN (OR COLBRON)
Received: On time
MERCHANT TAYLORS' CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES FOR THE POOR
Received: On time
DAVID JACKSON Trustee 11 June 2020
THE MARLER TRUST
Received: On time
HENRY COLBORN (OR COLBRON)
Received: On time
MERCHANT TAYLORS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
RUPERT JAMES AVENON BULL Trustee 14 July 2014
MERCHANT TAYLORS' CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES FOR THE POOR
Received: On time
THE MARLER TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £248.56k £116.13k £119.71k £83.92k £84.59k
Total expenditure £149.19k £1.52m £63.85k £169.03k £119.97k
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 July 2024 21 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 21 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 26 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 26 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 28 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 23 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 August 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 26/01/1998 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 01/01/2006 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 21/11/2007 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 16/07/2012

Charitable objects

TO CARRY OUT SUCH LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, INFIRMITY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OR RELIGION OR OTHERWISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
MERCHANT TAYLORS' HALL
30 THREADNEEDLE STREET
LONDON
EC2R 8JB
Phone:
02074504440
Email:
charities@merchant-taylors.co.uk
Website:

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