THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BUTCHERS EDUCATION CHARITY

Registered charity 297603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ILSE AND MICHAEL KATZ TRUST

TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATION, TRAINING OF PERSONS ENGAGED OR ABOUT TO BE ENGAGED IN THE MEAT PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN THE uk, AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE SCIENCE OF MEAT PROCESSING TECHNIQUES

Objects

(I) TO PROMOTE ADVANCE AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF TRAINING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN OR ABOUT TO BE ENGAGED IN THE MEAT PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE COUNTY TO STUDY. (II) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM INTO THE SCIENCE OF MEAT PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. (III) TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY DEED EXECUTED WITH THEIR UNANIMOUS CONSENT DECLARE.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

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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Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £820,703, which the trustees consider adequate given the limited scope for fundraising. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3,924 for the year, driven by an investment loss of £18,004, though total income of £45,923 covered charitable and fundraising costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£46k£24k
05/04/2024£39k£23k
05/04/2023£29k£41k
05/04/2022£35k£54k
05/04/2021£34k£30k

Common questions

Is THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BUTCHERS EDUCATION CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £820,703, which the trustees consider adequate given the limited scope for fundraising. The charity reported a net expenditure of £3,924 for the year, driven by an investment loss of £18,004, though total income of £45,923 covered charitable and fundraising costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.