CABMEN'S SHELTER FUND
supply food and shelter for taxi drivers
Objects
TO SUPPLY CABMEN WITH SHELTERS IN WHICH THEY CAN HAVE PROTECTION FROM WIND AND RAIN, SNOW AND FROST IN WINTER AND FROM THE SUN IN SUMMER.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The charity reported a net expenditure of £4,238 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £86,958 to £82,720. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold a minimum of one year's charitable expenditure, but current unrestricted funds are below this stated target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity's policy is to build up sufficient reserves to enable it to hold a minimum of one year's charitable expenditure.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- COLIN EVANS
- JAMES ANTHONY JENKINS
- MICHAEL CALVEY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £199k | £132k |
| 31/12/2024 | £146k | £150k |
| 31/12/2023 | £161k | £88k |
| 31/12/2022 | £138k | £204k |
| 31/12/2021 | £149k | £140k |
Common questions
Is CABMEN'S SHELTER FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £4,238 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £86,958 to £82,720. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold a minimum of one year's charitable expenditure, but current unrestricted funds are below this stated target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £230k |
| BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH | 1 | £183k |
| CMZ LTD | 1 | £113k |
| CHASEHAWK LIMITED | 1 | £107k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £103k |
| JAY EDUCATION TRUST | 1 | £91k |
| KAHAL CHASSIDIM BOBOV | 1 | £61k |
| YAD SHLOMO TRUST | 1 | £61k |
Charities like this
- THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVERS CHARITY
- SUPPORT THE CHARITY WORKER
- THE ABBEYFIELD (CAMBORNE) SOCIETY LIMITED
- YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM
- TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER
- BEIS HAMEDRASH SHAAREI TEFILLAH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CABMEN'S SHELTER FUND | £199k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVERS CHARITY | £505k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUPPORT THE CHARITY WORKER | £991k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ABBEYFIELD (CAMBORNE) SOCIETY LIMITED | £137k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM | £834k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TOIMCHEI SHABBOS MANCHESTER | £752k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |