CHARITIES OF JOHN AND FRANCES WEST FOR PENSIONERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 November 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £326,000
Latest expenditure: £299,000
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE COUNTING HOUSE, CHRISTS HOSPITAL, HORSHAM, RH13 0YP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.christs-hospital.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide pensions to qualified persons

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £326,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £299,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £258,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £292,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £227,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £258,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £187,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £222,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £204,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £238,000

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £326,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £299,000
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 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £258,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £292,000
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 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £227,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £258,000
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 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £187,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £222,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £204,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £238,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHARITIES OF JOHN AND FRANCES WEST FOR PENSIONERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-11-11T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEMES OF 20 JULY 1906 AS ALTERED BY SCHEMES OF 20 JULY 1970, 2 AUGUST 2005, 1 AUGUST 2007, 3 OCTOBER 2008 AND ANOTHER SCHEME OF 3 OCTOBER 2008AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 17 AUG 2016AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 22 SEP 2016
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AMONGST PERSONS OF 60 YEARS OR ABOVE (PREFERENCE BEING GIVEN TO MEMBERS OF JOHN AND FRANCES WEST’S FAMILY) BY ANY APPROPRIATE MEANS, INCLUDING PENSIONS OR GRANTS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 339570
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHARITIES OF JOHN AND FRANCES WEST FOR PENSIONS

Charity Name Id: 339581
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: JOHN WEST FOR PENSIONERS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling