THE VEGETARIAN CHARITY

Charity number: 294767
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve poverty and sickness amongst children and young persons up to the age of 25 who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress, and who are vegetarians or vegans. To educate children and young persons in the principles of vegetarianism.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £442,971
Total expenditure: £29,583

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
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:
  • 02 July 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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 policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Eve Crump Chair 11 May 2020
None on record
Tony Mackrell Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Paul Howard Trustee 15 October 2022
None on record
Simon Brasch Trustee 21 January 2021
None on record
Stephen James Collins Trustee 13 October 2018
None on record
ANNA PATTENDEN Trustee
None on record
Susan Lenihan Trustee
FAMILIES OUT LOUD
Received: On time
KATHRYN MURIEL LEE Trustee
None on record

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 £47.30k £23.18k £30.13k £30.69k £442.97k
Total expenditure £45.79k £34.70k £41.32k £32.56k £29.58k
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 March 2024 26 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 May 2024 104 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

21 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 December 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 ADOPTED 20 JUNE 1986 AS AMENDED 11 SEPTEMBER 1987 AND 9 MAY 1998

Charitable objects

(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE AGE OF 25 WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND WHO ARE VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN. (B) TO EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE AGE OF 25 YEARS IN THE PRINCIPLES OF VEGETARIANISM.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
28 MEADOW BANK
MANCHESTER
M21 8EE
Phone:
07792277416
Email:
grantssecretary@vegetariancharity.org.uk
Website:

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