THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BUTCHERS GENERAL CHARITIES

Registered charity 257928 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUTCHERS COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN DISTRESS WHO HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THE MEAT TRADE OR, GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITH A PREFERENCE FOR CHARITIES WORKING IN OR NEAR TO THE CITY OF LONDON

Objects

1) FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, WITH A PREFERENCE FOR (A) FREEMEN OF THE BUTCHERS' COMPANY, THEIR WIDOWS OR DEPENDANTS, AND (B) PERSONS WHO ARE, HAVE BEEN OR INTEND TO BE ENGAGED IN THE MEAT OR ASSOCIATED TRADES, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, 2) THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS ARE DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE TRUSTEE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a strong financial position with total reserves of £2,172,631, including £1,711,474 in free reserves. The trustees confirm that all assets are easily realisable at short notice and that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• WORSHIPFUL CO OF BUTCHERS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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