MERCHANT TAYLORS' CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES FOR THE POOR — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 20 March 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £435,067
Latest expenditure: £436,487
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MERCHANT TAYLORS' HALL, 30 THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON, EC2R 8JB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.merchant-taylors.co.uk/charities/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

By invitation only, providing grants in accordance with its objects. This charity does not accept unsolicited applications for funding. For more detail, see http://www.merchant-taylors.co.uk/charities/apply-for-funds/

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £435,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £436,487

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £458,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £518,199

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £439,098
Total Gross Expenditure: £371,061

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £439,553
Total Gross Expenditure: £345,168

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £467,780
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,762,762

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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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £435,067
Total Gross Expenditure: £436,487
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £458,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £518,199
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £439,098
Total Gross Expenditure: £371,061
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £439,553
Total Gross Expenditure: £345,168
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £467,780
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,762,762
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERCHANT TAYLORS' CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES FOR THE POOR
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-03-20T00:00:00

Charity Name: MERCHANT TAYLORS' CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES FOR THE POOR
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-08-20T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 214266
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 214266
Assoc Charity Name: MERCHANT TAYLORS' CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES FOR THE INFIRM

Charity Name: MERCHANT TAYLORS' CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES FOR THE POOR
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-08-20T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 255894
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 255894
Assoc Charity Name: HAROLD AND DOROTHY HOWITT TRUST FUND (MERCHANT TAYLOR'S COMPANY)

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME DATED 20 AUG 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment