THE NATIONAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF WATCH AND CLOCK MAKERS

Registered charity 206750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The giving of grants to beneficiaries to relieve sickness, disability, infirmity and financial needs of those persons who have been engaged in any branch of the watch and clock trades and their widows or widowers

Objects

TO RELIEVE OLD AGE, SICKNESS, DISABLEMENT, INFIRMITY AND FINANCIAL NEED AMONGST PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN ANY BRANCH OF THE WATCH AND CLOCK TRADE IN ANY PART OF THE UK AND THE WIDOWS, CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS.

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: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £42,254 for the year, driven by investment gains of £172,766 which offset a net expenditure on charitable activities of £178,883. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,796,655, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future objectives, although they note a policy aim to reach £2 million by December 2030.

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 5 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 handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Patrick Sheehanchair
• Camilla Szymanowska · trustee of 1 other charity
• ELIZABETH CRANDON GILL
• HOWARD CARL NEWMAN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Luke Graham Gleave
• Michael Marcus ter Kuile · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROBERT ANDREW BALL LVO FBHI
• VALERIE ADELE LEONARD

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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