THE VICTORIA LEAGUE FOR COMMONWEALTH FRIENDSHIP

Charity Number: 213619
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promotion of friendship within the Commonwealth and provide student accommodation to Commonwealth student at our London hostel.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £348,666
Total expenditure: £340,708

People

9 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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 March 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
00174517 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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
John Steel Chair 05 July 2023
THE TEW AND HEYTHROP CHURCHES TRUST
Received: 33 days late
Lee McKenzie Trustee 20 January 2025
None on record
Bridget Barker Trustee 25 September 2024
None on record
Anthony Charles Richards Sir Trustee 13 February 2024
Belvoir Education & Sports Trust Ltd
Received: On time
Samuel Ennis Trustee 13 February 2024
None on record
Simon Patrick Wainwright Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Dermot Peter Doughty Trustee 20 May 2020
SAMARITANS EALING BRANCH
Received: On time
Jacqueline Anne Lean Williamson Trustee 11 July 2019
None on record
Timothy Francis Layton 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 £307.86k £211.86k £222.64k £320.51k £348.67k
Total expenditure £325.94k £288.75k £318.03k £313.74k £340.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.54k 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 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 07 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 15 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 November 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 01 November 2021 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 20 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 20 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.

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION DATED 26 JANUARY 1921, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 16 FEBRUARY 1950, 27 MARCH 1958, 9 JULY 1962 AND 2 JULY 2008. as amended on 05 Jul 2023 as amended on 19 Jul 2023 as amended on 19 Jul 2023

Charitable objects

The object of the Charity is, for the public benefit, the advancement of education, particularly but not exclusively by: • providing assistance to individuals from the Commonwealth who are studying or who wish to study in the UK; • providing information relating to and raising awareness amongst the public of the Commonwealth, its people, institutions, traditions and ways of life; and • supporting educational programmes within the Commonwealth.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
55 LEINSTER SQUARE
LONDON
W2 4PU
Phone:
02072432633
Email:
membership@victorialeague.co.uk
Website:

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