KING WILLIAM IV NAVAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 210392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Self contained accommodation for the widows or orphaned daughters of RN or RM officers.

Objects

THE ALMSHOUSES ARE PROVIDED FOR PEOPLE IN NEED TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, WITH PREFERENCE BEING GIVEN TO THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OR THE CHURCH IN WALES, WHO FALL INTO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: (1) WIDOWS, OR DAUGHTERS OF NOT LESS THAN 40 YEARS OF AGE, OF DECEASED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY OR ROYAL MARINES UP TO AND INCLUDING THE RANK OF COMMANDER OR LIEUTENANT COLONEL. (2) WIDOWS, OR DAUGHTERS OF NOT LESS THAN 40 YEARS OF AGE, OF DECEASED CHAPLAINS OF THE ROYAL NAVY OR ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, OR OF DECEASED OFFICERS OF THEROYAL NAVAL RESERVE OR OF THE ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE OR OF THE ROYAL MARINES RESERVE WHO WERE EMPLOYED ON MOBILISED SERVICE. (3) WIVES, OR DAUGHTERS OF NOT LESS THAN 40 YEARS OF AGE, OF LIVING OFFICERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUB-CLAUSE (1) OR (2) ABOVE AND WHO, THROUGH INCAPACITY OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR DEPENDENTS. (4) WIDOWS, OR DAUGHTERS OF NOT LESS THAN 40 YEARS OF AGE, OF ROYAL NAVY OR ROYAL MARINES WARRANT OFFICERS. (5) WIDOWS, OR DAUGHTERS OF NOT LESS THAN 40 YEARS OF AGE, OF ROYAL NAVY OR ROYAL MARINES WARRANT OFFICERS IN THE RESERVE WHO WERE EMPLOYED ON MOBILISED SERVICE. (6) RETIRED OFFICERS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE RANK OF CHIEF OFFICER AND WARRANT OFFICERS OF THE FORMER WOMEN’S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE (WRNS) OR WOMEN’S ROYALNAVAL RESERVE (WRNR). (7) RETIRED FEMALE OFFICERS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE RANK OF COMMANDER OR LIEUTENANT COLONEL, AND RETIRED FEMALE WARRANT OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY OR ROYAL MARINES, AND SIMILAR RETIRED FEMALE OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS OF THOSE RESERVE WHO WERE EMPLOYED ON MOBILISED SERVICE. (8) WIDOWS, OR DAUGHTERS OF NOT LESS THAN 40 YEARS OF AGE, OF ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY (RFA) OFFICERS UP TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS WITH THE RFA

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £32,463.73 against total assets of £1,985,608.41 and liabilities of £66,656.43. The trustees report that no material matters came to the examiner's attention regarding the accuracy of the accounts or the keeping of records.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chairman of Governors
• Hereditary Governor
• Honorary Treasurer and Governor
• Lt Cdr Alexandra Sard RNR
• Sally Williams
• Secretary and Governor

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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