THE CHARITY FUND OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TIN PLATE WORKERS ALIAS WIRE WORKERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

Registered charity 314211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TIN PLATE WORKERS CHARITY ACCOUNT

General Charitable PurposesEducation/TrainingChildren/Young PeopleOther Charities/Voluntary Bodies

Objects

SUPPLEMENTING THE INCOME OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. SUPPLEMENTING THE INCOME OF THE SHEFFIELD BURSARY FUND. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION.

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.

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Registered contact address: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£91k

Latest spending

£84k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's net assets decreased by £29,878 to £1,851,050 during the year, primarily due to an unrealised loss on investments of £36,439. The trustees report that they have no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity generated total income of £91,154 and spent £84,348, resulting in a net surplus before investment gains of £6,806.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: excess of 4% of the total annual return for the Charity Fund (income and capital growth) (reserves figure: £1.9m)

“The available drawdown from the Charity's investment fund should be anything that is available in excess of 4% of the total annual return for the Charity Fund (income and capital growth). It is recognised that there are fluctuations in returns and the majority of donations are on an annualised basis and therefore this policy is to be reviewed over a medium term period.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

Volunteers: 15
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

Volunteers: 15
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

Volunteers: 15
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/09/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TIN PLATE WORKERS ALIAS WIRE WORKERS

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£91k	£84k
31/05/2024	£53k	£73k
31/05/2023	£29k	£79k
31/05/2022	£25k	£74k
31/05/2021	£29k	£95k

Common questions

Is THE CHARITY FUND OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TIN PLATE WORKERS ALIAS WIRE WORKERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's net assets decreased by £29,878 to £1,851,050 during the year, primarily due to an unrealised loss on investments of £36,439. The trustees report that they have no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity generated total income of £91,154 and spent £84,348, resulting in a net surplus before investment gains of £6,806. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£65k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUTTON VINEYARD.

SUTTON VINEYARD income £543k
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS income £99k
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY income £149k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WORLD TRADERS CHARITABLE TRUST income £80k
The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales Charitable Trust income £35k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF LAUNDERERS BENEVOLENT TRUST FUND income £36k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHARITY FUND OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TIN PLATE WORKERS ALIAS WIRE WORKERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON	£91k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON VINEYARD FY2025	£543k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FOUNDERS FY2025	£99k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WORLD TRADERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£80k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales Charitable Trust FY2025	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.