THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1162742
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Welfare of the living holders of the VC/GC Welfare for spouses of deceased VC/ GCrecipients Education of the public re the VC and GC Promoting efficiency of Armed Forces, Police etc; encouraging civic responsibility and good citizenship by honouring/supporting holders of the VC and GC, their dependants/descendants Restoring and erecting Graves and Memorials associated with holders of the VC/GC

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £197,462
Total expenditure: £271,913

People

9 Trustee(s)

4 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
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 July 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Finney Chair 24 February 2021
THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM
Received: On time
Richard Colin Watson Trustee 03 December 2024
THE HAND ENGRAVERS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time
Dominic Charles Rupert Troulan GC QGM Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Admiral Sir George Michael Zambellas GCB DSC DL Trustee 04 December 2018
None on record
Sam Shephard GC Trustee 20 July 2015
None on record
MAJ PETER ALLEN NORTON GC RLC Trustee 20 July 2015
None on record
ANTHONY JOHN GLEDHILL GC Trustee 20 July 2015
None on record
KIM SPENCER HUGHES GC RLC Trustee 20 July 2015
None on record
JAMES WALLACE BEATON GC CVO JP Trustee 20 July 2015
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 £44.84k £44.83k £19.29k £27.43k £197.46k
Total expenditure £291.41k £278.09k £235.24k £243.26k £271.91k
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 23 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 September 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 28 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 August 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.

CIO - Association Registered 20 Jul 2015

Charitable objects

4.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 4.1.1 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, OR AT RISK OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR OF FALLING INTO POVERTY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES; 4.1.2 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES AND TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY HONOURING AND SUPPORTING HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS; 4.1.3 TO RESTORE AND/OR ERECT THE GRAVES OF AND MEMORIALS ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS; 4.1.4 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS; AND 4.1.5 TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, HAVING PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE NEEDS OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS. 4.2 FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, "DESCENDANTS" IN THIS CLAUSE 4 SHALL INCLUDE (WITHOUT LIMITATION) SPOUSES AND CIVIL PARTNERS (INCLUDING FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT ANY PERSON, WHETHER OF A DIFFERENT SEX OR THE SAME SEX, WITH WHOM A HOLDER OF THE VICTORIA CROSS OR GEORGE CROSS LIVES AS PARTNER IN A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP) AND CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN (WHETHER ADOPTED, ILLEGITIMATE, STEP OR OTHERWISE) AND SO FORTH THROUGH SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS. 4.3 NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Contact information

Address:
THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS
ASSOCIATION
HORSE GUARDS
WHITEHALL
LONDON
SW1A 2AX
Phone:
02079303506
Email:
secretary@vcandgc.org
Website:

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