THE VELVET FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1169789
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE MAIN WAY IN WHICH THE CHARITY PURSUES ITS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES IS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO CHARITABLE AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2025

Total income: £45,613
Total expenditure: £109,072

People

3 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
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Israel

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
09797190 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MICHAEL AARONSON Chair 28 September 2015
None on record
David Rodney Trustee 28 September 2015
None on record
CHEE CHOONG CHEAH Trustee 28 September 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024 30/09/2025
Total gross income £1.15m £123.16k £2.19m £1.37m £45.61k
Total expenditure £647.50k £1.07m £802.34k £970.41k £109.07k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £1.15m N/A £2.19m £1.32m N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £46 N/A £209 £49.54k N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £647.50k N/A £802.34k £970.41k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance £24.01k N/A £18.83k £22.54k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £616.25k N/A £775.03k £866.86k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A £0 £0 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 30 September 2025 21 April 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2025 21 April 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2024 24 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 24 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 19 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 19 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 19 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 19 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 20 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 20 June 2022 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 28 SEP 2015

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 4.1 TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:- GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES 4.1.1 TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHETHER BY MAKING GRANTS OR OTHERWISE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP 4.1.2 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; 4.1.3 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT; RELIEF OF SICKNESS 4.1.4 TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORK AND RECREATION; 4.1.5 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BY MAKING GRANTS AND PROVIDING ITEMS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES, FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH; AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION 4.1.6 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL IN THE SUBJECT OF THE JEWISH RELIGION BY MAKING GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION OF THE JEWISH RELIGION.

Contact information

Address:
First Floor Winston House
349 Regents Park Road
LONDON
N3 1DH
Phone:
07539 586335
Email:
davidrodney@velvetfoundation.org.uk
Website:

No information available