METROPOLITAN POLICE WIDOWS' AND WIDOWERS' FUND

Charity Number: 1073183
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The relief of serving officers, widows or widowers of serving or retired police officers who are in need, hardship or distress; by awards of grants, providing or paying of goods, services or facilities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2007

Total income: £58,666
Total expenditure: £311,557

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 January 1999: Standard registration
  • 29 May 2009: Removed (Funds transferred (gi))
  • 29 May 2009: Funds transferred to 1125409 METROPOLITAN POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND
Organisation type:
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2004 31/12/2005 31/12/2006 31/12/2007
Total gross income £75.64k £75.85k £71.96k £58.67k
Total expenditure £419.98k £238.65k £257.25k £311.56k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2008 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2008 Not submitted
Annual return 31 December 2007 19 January 2009 80 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2007 21 January 2009 82 days late
Annual return 31 December 2006 30 October 2007 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2006 30 October 2007 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2005 30 November 2006 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2005 30 November 2006 30 days late
Annual return 31 December 2004 21 November 2005 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2004 21 November 2005 21 days late

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.

SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 9 DECEMBER 1998, AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE TRUSTEES DATED 24 JULY 2000, AND SCHEME DATED 30 SEPTEMBER 2003.

Charitable objects

"QUALIFIED" MEANS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (1) THE RELIEF OF QUALIFIED SERVING POLICE OFFICERS; (2) THE RELIEF OF QUALIFIED WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS OF SERVING OR RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS; AND (3) INSOFAR AS THE TRUSTEES CANNOT EXPEND THE CHARITY'S FUNDS TOWARDS THE OBJECTS ABOVE THEY MAY BE APPLIED FOR THE RELIEF OF QUALIFIED RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS, IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS THE TRUSTEES MAY: A) ASSIST IN PAYING THE COST OF FUNERAL AND OTHER EXPENSES WHICH ARE INCURRED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THOSE QUALIFIED AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH UNDER THE OBJECTS ABOVE, AND WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN PAID AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH; B) MAKE GRANTS OR LOANS OF MONEY TO THOSE QUALIFIED; C) PROVIDE OR PAY FOR GOODS SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE QUALIFIED; D) MAKE GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE QUALIFIED.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.