UNITE THE UNION BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity number: 228567
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE BENEVOLENT FUND FOR MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UNITE THE UNION.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £166,399
Total expenditure: £133,201

People

2 Trustee(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
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 March 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BANKING INSURANCE AND FINANCE UNION BENEVOLENT FUND (Previous name)
  • UNIFI BENEVOLENT FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
TIM HARPER Chair
None on record
Stephen Skinner 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 £90.92k £206.75k £190.56k £107.90k £166.40k
Total expenditure £147.20k £235.79k £165.36k £111.29k £133.20k
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 December 2023 21 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 21 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 September 2024 326 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 21 September 2024 326 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 November 2022 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 08 November 2022 8 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 09 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 25 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 25 October 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.

CONSTITUTION AND REGULATIONS DATED DECEMBER 1964 AS AMENDED 11TH APRIL 1979 AND 12TH MARCH 1991 AND 17 MARCH 1998, AND 15 NOVEMBER 2007.

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OR EMPLOYEES OR EX-EMPLOYEES OF UNITE THE UNION OR ANY SUCCESSOR UNION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE UNION") OR THEIR DEPENDANTS, WHO MAY BE IN DISTRESSED CIRCUMSTANCES; (B) TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC WHETHER MEMBERS OF THE UNION OR NOT, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE FUND; (C) TO MAKE MONETARY GRANTS OR DONATIONS OR RENDER OTHER ASSISTANCE TO ANY INSTITUTION OR ASSOCIATION WHICH CAN ALSO RENDER BENEFITS OR ASSISTANCE TO DISTRESSED PERSONS AS MORE SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO IN CLAUSES (A) OR (B) ABOVE.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Unite the Union
Unite House
128 Theobalds Road
LONDON
WC1X 8TN
Phone:
020 7611 2500
Email:
benevolentfund@unitetheunion.org
Website:

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