TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

Charity Number: 264678
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To organise outings, both in the United Kingdom and abroad, entertainment, transport and other support for any serviceman or woman who is a veteran of the Armed Forces. To assist in the care of former servicemen and women who are disabled, elderly, infirm, impoverished, lonely or otherwise in need of charitable assistance by making grants of money for providing or paying for items or services.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £457,135
Total expenditure: £282,092

Total income includes £22,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

120 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Netherlands

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 October 1972: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • TAXICHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS (Previous name)
  • THE LONDON TAXI BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FOR WAR DISABLED (Previous 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Colin David Mills Chair 15 January 2024
None on record
Daren Parr Trustee 10 February 2025
None on record
Keely Louise Allen Trustee 13 January 2025
None on record
Antony John Neal Trustee 15 January 2024
None on record
Paul Cook Trustee 15 January 2024
None on record
Michael Joseph Harris Trustee 13 March 2023
None on record
Simon Hawes Trustee 14 March 2022
None on record
Sebastian Philp Trustee 08 October 2019
None on record
IAN CALVIN PARSONS Trustee 12 January 2015
None on record
MR DICK GOODWIN Trustee 14 November 2006
None on record
TERENCE WILLIAM WARD Trustee 12 March 1994
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £147.12k £94.18k £127.80k £249.21k £457.14k
Total expenditure £127.00k £98.15k £238.02k £214.40k £282.09k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £16.36k £22.00k

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 30 September 2024 16 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 16 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 20 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 20 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 26 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 26 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 07 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 07 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 30 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 30 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.

RULES ADOPTED 27/02/1948 AS AMENDED ON 06/03/1956 AS AMENDED ON 21/10/1972 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 07/03/2007 ADOPTED 12/03/2007 AS AMENDED ON 09/02/2015 AS AMENDED ON 09/03/2015 as amended on 09 Nov 2020 as amended on 08 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

(A) TO ORGANISE OUTINGS, ENTERTAINMENT, TRANSPORT AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR FORMER SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE DISABLED, ELDERLY, INFIRM, IMPOVERISHED OR OTHERWISE IN NEED OF CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE. (B) TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF FORMER SERVICEMEN AN WOMEN WHO ARE DISABLED, ELDERLY, INFIRM, IMPOVERISHED OR OTHERWISE IN NEED OF CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
13 Musley Hill
WARE
Hertfordshire
SG12 7NA
Phone:
07941 772264
Email:
dickgoodwin@taxicharity.org
Website:

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