COOPERS CHARITY CIO

Charity Number: 1155094
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Payments to selected charitable organisations, mainly within the City of London area. Continues to support grantees of the company and assists individuals who have been referred by welfare services within London. Support of the Coopers and Coborn School, their Educational Foundation and Strode's College. Makes payments to widows of the Company. Supports City of London charities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £208,200
Total expenditure: £190,436

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 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
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
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
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Surrey
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 December 2013: CIO registration
  • 02 May 2014: Funds received from 234396 STRODES EGHAM PENSION AND ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY
  • 02 May 2014: Funds received from 234613 THE RATCLIFF CHARITY FOR THE POOR
  • 02 May 2014: Funds received from 234612 THE HAROLD GRIFFIN GIFT FUND
  • 02 May 2014: Funds received from 234614 WILLIAM ALEXANDER'S COOPERS' LIVERYMEN FUND
  • 02 May 2014: Funds received from 278666 THE PALMER FOUNDATION
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Leigh Anthony JOHNSON Chair 10 September 2017
None on record
Jason Paul Essenhigh Trustee 12 May 2025
None on record
Camilla Szymanowska Trustee 12 May 2025
THE NATIONAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF WATCH AND CLOCK MAKERS
Received: On time
Christopher Philip Breiner Trustee 12 May 2025
None on record
Piers Llewelyn Jones Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
Julian Day Trustee 20 October 2020
None on record
Helena Cooke Trustee 14 July 2020
None on record
JOHN FAHY Trustee 16 June 2015
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 £196.20k £206.54k £224.81k £193.18k £208.20k
Total expenditure £195.76k £178.72k £183.19k £269.15k £190.44k
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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 November 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 20 Dec 2013 as amended on 01 Nov 2020 as amended on 18 Feb 2025

Charitable objects

3. OBJECTS THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE: - (1) TO ASSIST PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA, THE COUNTY OF SURREY AND MEMBERS OF THE COOPERS’ COMPANY, THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS; (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION & LEARNING GENERALLY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO THE TRADE OF COOPERAGE AND AMONG PUPILS OF THE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH COOPERS, NAMELY THE COOPERS’ COMPANY AND COBURN SCHOOL AND STRODE'S COLLEGE (3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION & LEARNING IN RELATION TO THE COOPERS’ COMPANY AND COOPERS’ HALL AND ITS HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS, RECORDS AND ARCHIVE INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC ACCESS; (4) TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE AND TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC'S EDUCATION AND LEARNING OF THE ANCIENT TRADE OF COOPERAGE; (5) THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF COOPERS' HALL, 13, DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, LONDON EC2M 4TH AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS, AND THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARTEFACTS AND ITEMS OF HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST OR MERIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS, RECORDS AND ARCHIVE OF THE COOPERS' COMPANY; AND (6) TO SUPPORT SUCH OTHER GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE (7) NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Area of benefit

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

IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA, THE COUNTY OF SURREY

Contact information

Address:
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF COOPERS
COOPERS HALL
13 DEVONSHIRE SQUARE
LONDON
EC2M 4TH
Phone:
02072479577
Email:
clerk@cooperscompany.co.uk
Website:

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