MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS CHARITY

Charity number: 232876
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. For the advancement, education, health and wellbeing of people under the age of 25. 2. For the relief of people in need who are members of the Worshipful Makers of Playing Cards Livery Company and their close dependants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £142,800
Total expenditure: £118,978

People

11 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS CHARITY (Working name)
  • THE CUTLER TRUST (Working name)
  • THE CUTLER TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Linda Clare Whitlam Trustee 27 November 2024
THE ROTHERFIELD TRUST
Received: On time
Marisa Caroline Talbot JP Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Robin Squire Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
Ruth Corb Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
David Michael Bole Trustee 30 November 2022
None on record
Christopher George Bowhay Trustee 30 November 2022
None on record
Suzanne Nichols Trustee 26 November 2020
None on record
Neil Logan Green Trustee 26 November 2020
None on record
David Hussey Trustee 29 November 2019
None on record
CAPT MICHAEL LEIGH DAVIS-MARKS OBE RN Trustee 26 February 2018
None on record
Nicholas John Prentice Trustee 06 June 2015
INTERNATIONAL ECO FUND
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £130.63k £88.52k £103.92k £116.91k £142.80k
Total expenditure £94.28k £94.53k £89.16k £111.31k £118.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 05 April 2024 11 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 11 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 22 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 20 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 23 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 25 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 25 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 04 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 04 September 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 25 OCT 1943 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 20 APR 1978 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 18 JUL 2006 AS AMENDED ON 16 OCT 2006 AS AMENDED ON 10 OCT 2016

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OR EDUCATION OF ANY PERSON OF EITHER SEX WHO IS OR HAS BEEN AT ANY TIME IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PLAYING CARDS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS IN POOR AND NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AS DIRECTED BY THE MASTER WARDENS AND COURT OF ASSISTANTS OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS. IF AND IN SO FAR AS INCOME IS NOT REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE THE SAME MAY BE APPLIED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING; 1) FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREINAFTER CONTAINED 2) IN ASSISTING PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ARE PREPARING FOR, ENTERING UPON OR ENGAGED IN ANY PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTFITS OR BY PAYING FEES, TRAVELLING OR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, OR BY OTHER MEANS FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE OR ENABLE THEM, TO EARN THEIR LIVING; 3) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF SUCH PERSONS AS AFORESAID.

Area of benefit

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

CITY OF LONDON AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
35 Ascot Way
BICESTER
OX26 1AG
Phone:
01869 324776
Email:
charitysecretary@makersofplayingcards.co.uk
Website:

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