ROWLAND HILL MEMORIAL AND BENEVOLENT FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 22 September 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £417,510
Latest expenditure: £463,945
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Rowland Hill Fund, Royal Mail, 185, Farringdon Road, London

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rowlandhillfund.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity supports current and former Royal Mail Group Ltd and Post Office Ltd employees. We provide one-off financial grants for those facing unexpected financial difficulties, life-changing health challenges or homelessness.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £417,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £463,945

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £417,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,014

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £589,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £590,195

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £559,831
Total Gross Expenditure: £673,363

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,379,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,160,497

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £417,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £463,945
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £417,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,014
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £589,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £590,195
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £559,831
Total Gross Expenditure: £673,363
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,379,925
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,160,497
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 500511
Income Other Trading Activities: 78072
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1739
Income Other: 9500
Income Total Income And Endowments: 589822
Income Legacies: 57334
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £107,725
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £482,470
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 590195
Expenditure Investment Management: 53349
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 50578
Expenditure Support Costs: 122434
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 50269
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,740,201
Assets Total Fixed: 5305645
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 5305645
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £558,274
Assets Total Liabilities: £41,557
Assets Current Investment: 82162
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,822,362
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41557
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £476,112
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5822362
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5822362
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 520640
Income Other Trading Activities: 21418
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 48
Income Other: 17725
Income Total Income And Endowments: 559831
Income Legacies: 96506
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £107,354
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £566,009
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 673363
Expenditure Investment Management: 52971
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 48109
Expenditure Support Costs: 115975
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 230573
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,663,022
Assets Total Fixed: 5308726
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 5308726
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £636,870
Assets Total Liabilities: £173,130
Assets Current Investment: 109444
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,772,466
Creditors One Year Total Current: 173130
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £527,426
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5772466
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5772466
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1318262
Income Other Trading Activities: 45375
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 398
Income Other: 15890
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1379925
Income Legacies: 162906
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £180,351
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £980,146
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1160497
Expenditure Investment Management: 48207
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 45698
Expenditure Support Costs: 114097
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 929775
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,619,758
Assets Total Fixed: 5131124
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 5131124
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £692,289
Assets Total Liabilities: £167,988
Assets Current Investment: 35667
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,655,425
Creditors One Year Total Current: 167988
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £656,622
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5655425
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5655425
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ROWLAND HILL MEMORIAL AND BENEVOLENT FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-09-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30/06/1882AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 30/05/1991AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 21/06/2011
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONG EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE POST OFFICE AND THEIR WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS AND OTHER DEPENDANTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP AS A RESULT OF POVERTY, AGE, OR INFIRMITY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 270051
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ROWLAND HILL FUND

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment