THE SAMARITAN FUND

Charity number: 264432
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Gives financial support to the widow(er)s and/or dependants of deceased Royal Engineer Officers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £20,166
Total expenditure: £15,751

People

7 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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • France
  • Italy
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 August 1972: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE SAMARITAN FUND OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS OFFICERS WI (Working name)
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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Guy Boxall Trustee 21 November 2024
None on record
Frank Noble Trustee 12 June 2023
None on record
Alan Philip Taylor Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Anna Juliet Scott Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Joseph Edward Fossey Trustee 22 January 2021
None on record
John Lockhart Clark Trustee 17 October 2018
THE QUEEN'S GURKHA ENGINEERS TRUST FUND
Received: On time
COL J F CROMPTON Trustee 17 September 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £18.14k £17.66k £21.01k £21.01k £20.17k
Total expenditure £39.57k £32.27k £26.27k £24.65k £15.75k
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 2024 04 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 10 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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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 30TH JUNE 1972

Charitable objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF POERTY AMONGST WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF OFFICERS OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. (B) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHE RLEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY DEED EXECUTED WITH THEIR UNANIMOUS CONSENT DECLARE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Regtl Headquarters Royal Engineers
Brompton Barracks
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4UG
Phone:
07539 009741
Email:
secretary@reows.co.uk
Website:

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