THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BLACKSMITHS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 216614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BENEVOLENT FUND

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR TRAINEE BLACKSMITHS AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO APPROVED CHARITIES AT THE DIRECTION OF THE TRUSTEE

Objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OR ANY PART THEREOF TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE COMPANY SHALL THINK FIT.

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £484,747, which is above the stated target of £350,000. The charity reported a net income of £9,751 for the year, with total income of £97,577 against charitable expenditure of £80,420. The trustees confirmed that assets are adequate to meet the charity's obligations.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alderman Alastair John Naisbitt KING , Warden
• JOHN EDWARD SLATER
• Jane Elizabeth Davis OBE QVRM
• Leslie Morgan OBE DL
• THOMAS LINTON BRETTLE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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