THE CHARLES BENJAMIN WILSON BEQUEST

Registered charity 200524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARLES BENJAMIN WILSON BEQUEST, THE C B WILSON BEQUEST

The relief of persons who are in need, hardship or distress, in the following order of priority: former officers of the regiment or of the former regiments, or their dependants, members or former members of the regiment or of the former regiments, or their dependants. Grants are made to deserving families and widows. Grants are also made to individuals and institutions.

Objects

1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY IS RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE:A) IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; ANDB) IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY:I) FORMER OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT OR OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS, OR THEIR DEPENDANTS;II) MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS, OR THEIR DEPENDANTS.2) THE TRUSTEES MAY RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED BY:A) MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS OF MONEY TO THEM; ORB) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; ORC) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,116,732, derived primarily from investment income and gains. Expenditure on charitable activities totaled £26,781, funded by investment income of £26,880 and net investment gains of £24,203. The accounts were examined by an independent examiner who reported no material issues.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAPTAIN SIMON RICHARD BECKFORD MERTONchair
• Brigadier James Nicholas Niven Orr · trustee of 4 other charities
• CAPTAIN EDWARD HALL
• Capt Robin Barclay
• Capt William Bancroft
• David Trevor Martin Welford MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Godfrey Tilney MBE
• PIERS JAMES LAWSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• PROFESSOR GARETH EVANS MD FRCP

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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