THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BLACKSMITHS CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 216614
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR TRAINEE BLACKSMITHS AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO APPROVED CHARITIES AT THE DIRECTION OF THE TRUSTEE

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2023

Total income: £120,023
Total expenditure: £69,070

People

5 Trustee(s)

4 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 January 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE BENEVOLENT FUND (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN EDWARD SLATER Trustee 25 July 2024
None on record
Jane Elizabeth Davis OBE QVRM Trustee 28 July 2023
None on record
Mark Hill Abraham Trustee 28 July 2022
None on record
Robert David Tunks Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Alderman Alastair John Naisbitt KING , Warden Trustee 26 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Total gross income £37.25k £62.36k £96.72k £48.00k £120.02k
Total expenditure £42.47k £49.87k £60.34k £64.56k £69.07k
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 July 2023 31 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 31 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 30 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 24 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 27 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2019 26 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2019 26 May 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED THE 4TH APRIL 1957

Charitable objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OR ANY PART THEREOF TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE COMPANY SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
9 LITTLE TRINITY LANE
LONDON
EC4V 2AD
Phone:
02072481861
Email:
clerk@blacksmithscompany.co.uk
Website:

blacksmithscompany.co.uk