ROWLAND HILL MEMORIAL AND BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity number: 207479
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity supports current and former Royal Mail Group Ltd and Post Office Ltd employees. We provide one-off financial grants for those facing unexpected financial difficulties, life-changing health challenges or homelessness.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £417,900
Total expenditure: £510,014

People

10 Trustee(s)

100 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
  • 08 February 2010: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 08 February 2010: Funds transferred to
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ROWLAND HILL FUND (Working name)
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DALE THOMAS HADDON Chair 09 December 2011
None on record
Helen Elizabeth Bradshaw Trustee 28 November 2023
None on record
Katharine Elaine Martin Trustee 27 June 2023
None on record
Rodney James Jagelman Trustee 06 June 2018
None on record
Louise Alexander Trustee 14 March 2017
None on record
Ian Malcolm McKnight Trustee 13 September 2016
None on record
Ms Mel Tomlin Trustee 14 June 2016
None on record
Shaun Paul Davis Trustee 24 November 2015
None on record
DAVID BLAKE Trustee
None on record
RICHARD JOSEPH POOLE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £565.17k £1.38m £559.83k £589.82k £417.90k
Total expenditure £682.64k £1.16m £673.36k £590.20k £510.01k
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 £420.97k £1.32m £520.64k £500.51k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £86.94k £45.38k £21.42k £78.07k N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £42.68k £398 £48 £1.74k N/A
Income - Other £14.58k £15.89k £17.73k £9.50k N/A
Income - Legacies £2.50k £162.91k £96.51k £57.33k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £582.86k £980.15k £566.01k £482.47k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £99.78k £180.35k £107.35k £107.73k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £49.43k £45.70k £48.11k £50.58k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £40.91k £48.21k £52.97k £53.35k N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £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 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 January 2023 340 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 December 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 December 2020 On Time
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 30/06/1882 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 30/05/1991 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 21/06/2011

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONG EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE POST OFFICE AND THEIR WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS AND OTHER DEPENDANTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF POVERTY, AGE, OR INFIRMITY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 207479-1 SIR JAMES WHITEHEAD FUND
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 1 SEPTEMBER 1918
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS WHO IN THE OPIONION OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROWLAND HILL BENEVOLOENT FUND HAVE BEEN P.O. EMPLOYEES OR DEPENDANTS OF SUCH. E.G. PARENTS AS DISTINCT FROM WIDOWS OR ORPHANS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 22 September 1962 : Standard registration
  • 08 February 2010 : Removed
  • 08 February 2010 : Asset transfer out

Contact information

Address:
Rowland Hill Fund
Royal Mail
185
Farringdon Road
London
Phone:
0345 600 4586
Email:
rowland.hill.fund@royalmail.com
Website:

www.rowlandhillfund.org Open in new window