THE SCOTS GUARDS CHARITY

Charity number: 1174691
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charities objectives are to assist and provide relief to any serving or former Scots Guardsmen, whether male or female, and their dependants, including but not exclusively, their spouses, partners, widows, widowers and parents (whether or not married) and children, parents or carers or similar persons who are in hardship or distress or need, whether such need is financial or otherwise.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £301,529
Total expenditure: £428,059

People

8 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 September 2017: Standard registration
  • 30 August 2018: Funds received from 249900 CHARITIES ADMINISTERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCOT...
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE SCOTS GUARDS (Previous name)
Company number:
10596645 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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 risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
BRIGADIER GEORGE HENRY FAGAN STEWART NICKERSON Chair 02 February 2017
None on record
Andrew Dalrymple Trustee 04 February 2025
None on record
Lt Col Neil Alexander McClelland MBE Trustee 10 May 2021
None on record
Colonel James Douglas Lowther Leask MBE Trustee 25 January 2021
None on record
Paul Dominic Vail Trustee 27 May 2020
None on record
RT HON Sir GEORGE IAIN DUNCAN SMITH MP Trustee 02 February 2017
None on record
Michael William Joynson Trustee 02 February 2017
THE WILLIAM LEECH FOUNDATION LIMITED
Received: On time
LOUISE HOBBS Trustee 02 February 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £402.19k £301.99k £282.21k £509.45k £301.53k
Total expenditure £454.24k £316.02k £416.12k £479.35k £428.06k
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 N/A N/A £404.51k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £6.60k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £56.21k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £42.13k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £396.93k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £82.42k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £10.75k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £33.05k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £48.33k N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A 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 March 2024 23 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 December 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 FEB 2017 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15 NOV 2017

Charitable objects

3 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE 'OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 3.1.1 TO ASSIST AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO ANY SERVING OR FORMER SERVING OFFICER, WARRANT OFFICER, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OR GUARDSMAN, WHETHER MALE OR FEMALE, OF THE REGIMENT OF THE SCOTS GUARDS, OR IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE REGIMENT OF THE SCOTS GUARDS, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THEIR SPOUSES, PARTNERS, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND PARENTS (WHETHER OR NOT REMARRIED) AND CHILDREN, PARENTS OR CARERS OR SIMILAR PERSONS WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR NEED, WHETHER SUCH NEED IS FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE; 3.1.2 TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE THOSE CHARITIES, WHETHER THE SAME BE A MILITARY OR CIVIL CHARITY, WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE PERSON OR PERSONS REFERRED TO IN 3.1.1 ABOVE OR 3.1.3 BELOW; 3.1.3 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT OF THE SCOTS GUARDS IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE; AND 3.1.4 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS SCOTS GUARD
WELLINGTON BARRACKS
BIRDCAGE WALK
LONDON
SW1E 6HQ
Phone:
01313105042
Email:
finance@scotsguards.org
Website:

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