SIR THOMAS GRESHAM CHARITIES

Charity number: 221982
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The purpose of the charity is the provision of eight Almshouses known as the Gresham Almshouses; the annual payment of an allowance to the almsfolk; and the payment of -ú100 per annum to each of the four Gresham lecturers in Divinity, Astronomy, Music and Geometry.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £105,513
Total expenditure: £106,976

Total income includes £101,714 from 1 government grant(s)

People

1 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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 August 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CITY OF LONDON Trustee
CITY EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION COMBINED RELIEF OF POVERTY CHARITY
Received: On time

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 £48.74k £64.60k £66.72k £85.95k £105.51k
Total expenditure £50.18k £66.65k £68.18k £87.42k £106.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £84.47k £101.71k

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 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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.

WILL OF SIR THOMAS GRESHAM 5TH JULY 1575 AND ACT 8 GEO.III CAP.XXXII R.V.6P291.

Charitable objects

(1) THE PROVISION OF EIGHT ALMSHOUSES KNOWN AS THE GRESHAM ALMSHOUSES; (2) THE PAYMENT OF $53 6S 8D. PER ANNUM TO THE OCCUPIERS THEREOF; (3) THE PAYMENT OF $50 PER ANNUM TO EACH OF FOUR LECTURERS IN DIVINITY, ASTRONOMY, MUSIC AND GEOMETRY.

Area of benefit

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

LONDON

Contact information

Address:
GUILDHALL
LONDON
EC2P 2EJ
Phone:
02073321382
Email:
John.James@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Website:

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