THE POOR FUND OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FAN MAKERS

Registered charity 229911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE POOR FUND

The Poor Fund has general charitable objectives making grants from both donations from liverymen of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers and income derived from those donations.

Objects

1. RELIEF OF POVERTY. 2. SUPPLEMENT THE INCOME OF THE COOK FUND (SEE REGISTRATION 231101). 3. OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total charity funds increased to £1,665,791, with unrestricted reserves at £928,943. The trustees report a sound financial position, noting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern. The charity generated a net movement in funds of £100,976, driven largely by investment gains.

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 4 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (10/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Christopher Turner
• Antony Robson
• DINESH NAIDU
• Richard John Jeffery
• Richard Philip King

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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