THE TAURUS FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1128441
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Foundation makes grants to Charities of its own choice in furtherance of its charitable objectives. No replies or acknowledgements will be sent to unsolicited applications or correspondence.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £31,303
Total expenditure: £486,155

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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 March 2009: Standard registration
  • 04 October 2011: Funds received from 1078959 THE ALAN AND PRISCILLA FENTON CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • 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
ALAN GEOFFREY FENTON Chair
None on record
Richard Felsenstein Trustee 06 June 2024
None on record
ann clelland Trustee 06 June 2024
None on record
Charles Vermont Trustee 12 July 2019
None on record
James Tristian Goodman Trustee 12 January 2018
None on record
Katherine Ekers Trustee 16 June 2017
None on record
Anthony Felsenstein Trustee 02 October 2014
None on record
Dominic Fenton Trustee 07 April 2014
None on record
Wendy Flora Pollecoff Trustee 19 December 2012
THE WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE OF BRITISH JEWS
Received: On time
CAROLE ANN ELIZABETH COOK Trustee
THE LINDER FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Denis Felsenstein Trustee
None on record
PRISCILLA ROSEMARY FENTON Trustee
None on record

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 £41.14k £1.30m £30.95k £645.79k £31.30k
Total expenditure £336.84k £675.31k £536.20k £355.86k £486.16k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £1.26m N/A £615.63k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £33.16k N/A £30.03k N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 N/A £126 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £630.00k N/A £344.97k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £11.91k N/A £10.89k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £12.70k N/A £3.65k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £11.91k N/A £10.89k N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £33.39k N/A £0 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 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 19 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 01 November 2020 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 01 November 2020 1 days late 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 12 JANUARY 2009

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS ARE SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. IT IS RECOGNISED THAT THE DEFINITION OF WHAT IS "CHARITABLE" ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW CHANGES OVER TIME AND IT IS INTENDED THAT (WHILST NOTHING SHOULD BE DONE WHICH IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AT THE DATE THAT IT IS DONE) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHOULD CHANGE IN LINE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND SO THAT IN THE FUTURE THINGS MAY BE DONE (WHEN THEY ARE CHARITABLE) WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE AT THE DATE OF THIS DEED. THE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY OR APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE APPLIED AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT THE INCOME AND IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
FORSTERS LLP
22 BAKER STREET
LONDON
W1U 3BW
Phone:
020 7863 8580
Email:
cosmo.peach@taurus-foundation.org.uk
Website:

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