VICTORIA CROSS TRUST

Charity number: 1149454
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1) To clean and care for the graves, memorials and resting places of recipients of the Victoria Cross and their families thereby maintaining and caring for their memory. 2) To educate the public in the stories and history behind the recipients of the Victoria Cross thereby maintaining their memory. Supporting our military veteran community and their families as we pursue our charitable aims.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £235,886
Total expenditure: £240,079

People

4 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • India
  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 October 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08143560 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kevin Toseland Trustee 23 February 2024
None on record
Richard Paddey Trustee 29 June 2022
NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES MUSEUM
Received: On time
Frances Adams Trustee 23 January 2019
None on record
Keith Lumley Trustee 12 March 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £48.92k £75.61k £211.14k £192.65k £235.89k
Total expenditure £52.10k £84.82k £165.97k £222.02k £240.08k
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 July 2024 21 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 21 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 29 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 29 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 05 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 05 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 08 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 08 May 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/07/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/10/2012

Charitable objects

1) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN MEMORIALS AND GRAVE MARKERS TO COMMEMORATE THE LIVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND FOR POSTERITY TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THESE BRAVE PEOPLE. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AS TO THE LIVES, CITATION DETAILS AND LAST RESTING PLACES OF VICTORIA CROSS HOLDERS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE.

Contact information

Address:
30 Crusader Drive
Sprotbrough
DONCASTER
South Yorkshire
DN5 7RX
Phone:
01302835999
Email:
Keith.lumley@vc-trust.org
Website:

www.victoriacrosstrust.org Open in new window