WEST MERCIA POLICE WELFARE FUND

Charity number: 1087525
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve, in cases of need, contibuting members, past and present, of the West Mercia Constabulary and their families and dependants who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm or may be in necessitous or impoverished condition, or who are suffering from temporary financial hardship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £224,672
Total expenditure: £209,005

People

12 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Herefordshire
  • Shropshire
  • Telford & Wrekin
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 July 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY WELFARE FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Tracy Ruff Trustee 26 September 2024
None on record
Rachel Adie Trustee 25 May 2023
None on record
Deborah Bentley Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Peter Rigby Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Kevin Jones Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Rachel Hartland-Lane Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Edward Williams Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Steven Butler Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Timothy Viner Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Craig John Harris Trustee 31 January 2022
None on record
Rev Richard Miles Johnson Trustee 21 October 2021
THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL FOR CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY (ECCR)
Received: On time
WORKPLACE CHAPLAINCY MISSION UK
Received: On time
Margaret Elizabeth Case Trustee 21 October 2021
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 £176.86k £186.98k £184.96k £184.06k £224.67k
Total expenditure £169.10k £175.66k £198.12k £236.07k £209.01k
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 13 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 13 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 18 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 18 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 28 APRIL 2001 AS AMENDED 25 APRIL 2001 AS AMENDED 2 OCTOBER 2013 as amended on 21 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE IN CASES OF NEED, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS, PAST AND PRESENT, OF THE WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM OR MAY BE IN NECESSITOUS OR IMPOVERISHED CONDITION, OR WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM TEMPORARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY PROVIDING, OR PAYING FOR, ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OR ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH CASES, BUT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES, OR BY PROVIDING MONETARY GRANTS OR LOANS. SUCH GRANTS OR LOANS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPON SUCH TERMS AS SEEM FIT.

Area of benefit

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

THE WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY

Contact information

Address:
West Mercia Police
Police Headquarters
Hindlip Hall
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP
Phone:
0300 333 3000
Email:
WelfareFundAdministration@westmercia.police.uk
Website:

No information available