THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1171947
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The CWGF is a charitable foundation highlighting the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). We engage young people from communities around the UK interested in the story of our common sacrifice and shared history. By supporting the CWGF, people will enable us to fund education and activities which will capture the public imagination, and highlight the work the CWGC does.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£616,123

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Donations and legacies £490.28k
Charitable activities £64.01k
Other trading activities £56.42k
Investments £5.42k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£594,440

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Raising funds £361.39k
Charitable activities £233.05k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £361.39k
Charitable expenditure £233.05k
Retained for future use £21.68k

People

3 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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:
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 March 2017: CIO registration
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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rt Hon Philip Martin Dunne Trustee 11 March 2025
HENRY HEWES ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Received: On time
THE PEGGY WALKER MEMORIAL CHARITY
Received: On time
Gerald Anthony Allison Trustee 05 September 2023
None on record
Christopher Walsh Trustee 05 September 2023
None on record
Julian Ascott Evans Trustee 08 September 2022
None on record
The Rt Hon Kevan Jones Trustee 22 November 2018
None on record
DAME JUDITH MAYHEW JONAS DBE Trustee 12 September 2017
None on record
Captain Jagjeet Singh-Sohal Trustee 25 July 2017
None on record
Sir Adrian Alastair Montague Trustee 16 May 2017
None on record
BRIG ALASTAIR ANDREW BERNARD REIBEY BRUCE OF CRIONAICH Trustee 08 March 2017
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 £341.90k £566.85k £415.65k £404.69k £616.12k
Total expenditure £339.07k £250.67k £376.37k £802.11k £594.44k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £499.42k N/A N/A £490.28k
Income - Other trading activities N/A £7.80k N/A N/A £56.42k
Income - Charitable activities N/A £59.62k N/A N/A £64.01k
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A £0 N/A N/A £5.42k
Income - Other N/A £0 N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A £70.75k N/A N/A £128.56k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £138.50k N/A N/A £233.05k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £112.17k N/A N/A £361.39k
Expenditure - Governance N/A £7.02k N/A N/A £6.47k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £50.00k N/A N/A £126.61k
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets N/A £0 N/A N/A £0
Long-term investments N/A £0 N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A £511.51k N/A N/A £225.11k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A £0 N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A £98.03k N/A N/A £149.66k

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 06 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 December 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 - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 08 MAR 2017 AMENDED ON 06 MAY 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (A) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF GRAVES, CEMETERIES, BUILDINGS AND MEMORIALS FOR THE BURIAL AND COMMEMORATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL, MILITARY AND ARMED FORCES FROM COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR OR THE SECOND WORLD WAR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION), THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION; (B) TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH THROUGH THE COMMEMORATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL, MILITARY AND ARMED FORCES FROM COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR; AND (C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION), THROUGH ADVANCING EDUCATION IN THE LIVES OF THOSE COMMEMORATED BY THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION AND IN THE HISTORY OF THE CEMETERIES, BUILDINGS AND MEMORIALS MAINTAINED BY THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION.

Contact information

Address:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
2 Marlow Road
MAIDENHEAD
SL6 7DX
Phone:
01628507278
Email:
LAURA.STOKER@CWGC.ORG
Website:

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