THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BUILDERS' MERCHANTS CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 235467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMPANY OF BUILDERS MERCHANTS OF THE CITY OF LONDON CHARITIES FUND, THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BUILDERS' MERCHANTS

The Charity makes charitable grants to support worthy causes in the builders merchants industry and the City of London, and to other charities with which the Company has a connection, particularly those craft-related.

Objects

TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND IF THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE CAPITAL, TO CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ABROAD.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds substantial unrestricted and restricted reserves totaling £3,066,793, which the trustees consider capable of supporting activities for the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net income of £120,773 for the year, supported by donations and investment gains, while maintaining a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House RC000855

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Brian Williamson
• Howard Robert Grant
• Lucia Di Stazio
• Philippa Anne Joan Latham

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND income £262k
• THE BENEVOLENT FUND OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BAKERS income £85k
• THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND income £175k
• THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GLOVERS OF LONDON CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT income £45k
• THE CARPENTERS COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.0m
• THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BUTCHERS GENERAL CHARITIES income £64k

Side by side with its peers

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