THE GUNMAKERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1100227
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust promotes the improvement of craft and technical skills employed in the gun and allied trades and in associated crafts, gives relief to individuals connected to the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers and their families and provides grants for any charitable purposes connected with the making or usage of guns, or for charitable causes in the City of London and Borough of Tower Hamlets

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £148,267
Total expenditure: £50,708

People

10 Trustee(s)

10 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

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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 October 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robin David Melville Curtis Chair 03 October 2023
None on record
marc newton Trustee 09 July 2024
None on record
Francis Pearce Trustee 03 October 2023
None on record
Peter Gerard Hiscocks Trustee 17 January 2023
None on record
Daryl Greatrex Trustee 21 June 2022
None on record
Adam Graham Anthony Trustee 13 April 2021
None on record
Lord Harry Frederick Alan Lawson Burnham Trustee 02 February 2021
None on record
James Hayward Neale Horne Trustee 26 February 2019
None on record
EDWARD PETER KING Trustee 07 January 2013
None on record
JOHN BROWNING Trustee
THE GREAT BUSTARD GROUP
Received: On time

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £119.90k £40.47k £64.63k £112.15k £148.27k
Total expenditure £86.91k £38.78k £24.07k £44.63k £50.71k
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 October 2023 13 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 13 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 10 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 25 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 14 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 28 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 09 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 09 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 23 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 23 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 31 MARCH 2003 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 7 OCTOBER 2003 AND SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 17 JANUARY 2006

Charitable objects

(I)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE IMPROVEMENT OF SPECIAL CRAFT AND TECHNICAL SKILLS EMPLOYED IN THE GUN AND ALLIED TRADES AND IN ASSOCIATED CRAFTS, BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PERSONS INVOLVED IN THESE TRADES AND CRAFTS, WHICH INCLUDE METAL WORK, WOODWORK, LEATHERWORK, CASE MAKING, ENGRAVING, COMPUTER SCIENCES CONNECTED WITH MACHINES AND BALLISTICS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CONNECTED WITH NOISE AND CARTRIDGE DESIGN. (II) TO RELIEVE INDIVIDUALS CONNECTED TO THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GUNMAKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE IN NEED BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS. (III) TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE MAKING OR USAGE OF GUNS. (IV) TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE CITY OF LONDON OR OTHER PLACES IN WHICH THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GUNMAKERS IS SITUATED.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE CITY OF LONDON

Contact information

Address:
PROOF HOUSE
48-50 COMMERCIAL ROAD
LONDON
E1 1LP
Phone:
02074812695
Email:
clerk@gunmakers.org.uk
Website:

https://gunmakerstrust.org/ Open in new window