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DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 251403 · organisation 251403

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
14 February 1967
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£2,685,027
Latest expenditure
£2,753,812
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: THE DRAPERS COMPANY, DRAPERS HALL, THROGMORTON AVENUE, LONDON, EC2N 2DQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.thedrapers.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Improving the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities, particularly those disadvantaged or socially excluded by funding organisations in the fields of education and social welfare, particularly in Greater London. Promotes the Company's textile heritage, maintains its traditional support for the City of London and its historical connections in Northern Ireland.

03 Official extract

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
31 March 2026
Date Accounts Received
31 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,685,027
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,753,812
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
19 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,642,599
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,830,119
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
2 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
2 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,614,387
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,881,927
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
12 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
12 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,783,222
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,505,763
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,895,080
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,227,797

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
31 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,685,027
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,753,812
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
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
19 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,642,599
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,830,119
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
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
2 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,614,387
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,881,927
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
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
12 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,783,222
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,505,763
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 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
6 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,895,080
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,227,797
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

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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
31 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
201582
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2589027
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2790609
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
105582
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,753,812
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2753812
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
2595912
Expenditure Governance
47861
Expenditure Support Costs
76402
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
6876975
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-433332
Reserves
£1,131,772
Assets Total Fixed
85938889
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
85938889
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,758,935
Assets Total Liabilities
£511,015
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£87,186,809
Creditors One Year Total Current
511015
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,511,038
Funds Endowment
75141986
Funds Unrestricted
3298432
Funds Restricted
8746391
Funds Total
87186809
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
19 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
207340
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2553601
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2760941
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
118342
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,830,119
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2830119
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
2705254
Expenditure Governance
29215
Expenditure Support Costs
71158
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
4609867
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-433332
Reserves
£1,218,205
Assets Total Fixed
79432078
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
79432078
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,471,746
Assets Total Liabilities
£197,455
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£80,706,369
Creditors One Year Total Current
197455
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,438,424
Funds Endowment
68700373
Funds Unrestricted
3818197
Funds Restricted
8187799
Funds Total
80706369
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
2 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
172689
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2535387
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2708076
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
93689
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,881,927
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2881927
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
2790939
Expenditure Governance
23727
Expenditure Support Costs
62872
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-1718560
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-433332
Reserves
£1,116,095
Assets Total Fixed
75114560
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
75114560
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,657,516
Assets Total Liabilities
£173,064
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£76,599,012
Creditors One Year Total Current
173064
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,424,925
Funds Endowment
64430210
Funds Unrestricted
4571602
Funds Restricted
7597200
Funds Total
76599012
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
12 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
253302
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2529920
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2783222
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,505,763
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2505763
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
2441345
Expenditure Governance
19830
Expenditure Support Costs
57420
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-635323
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-433332
Reserves
£1,404,373
Assets Total Fixed
77026193
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
77026193
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,130,348
Assets Total Liabilities
£231,786
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£78,924,755
Creditors One Year Total Current
231786
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,840,027
Funds Endowment
65872096
Funds Unrestricted
5299212
Funds Restricted
7753447
Funds Total
78924755
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
6 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
368389
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2526691
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2895080
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,227,797
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2227797
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
2149909
Expenditure Governance
25310
Expenditure Support Costs
52578
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
6975829
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-433332
Reserves
£1,197,849
Assets Total Fixed
77974871
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
77974871
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,064,259
Assets Total Liabilities
£323,179
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£79,715,951
Creditors One Year Total Current
323179
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,836,312
Funds Endowment
66332319
Funds Unrestricted
5526020
Funds Restricted
7857612
Funds Total
79715951
Count Employees
2
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2012-01-31T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
209844
Assoc Registered Charity Number
209844
Assoc Charity Name
THE DRAPERS' CONSOLIDATED CHARITY
Charity Name
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2012-01-31T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
1011493
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1011493
Assoc Charity Name
THE DRAPERS (WILLIAM AND MARY) TERCENTENNIAL AWARD
Charity Name
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1967-02-14T00:00:00
Charity Name
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2012-01-31T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
314292
Assoc Registered Charity Number
314292
Assoc Charity Name
HENRY DIXON'S FOUNDATION FOR APPRENTICING

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 23 JULY 1959 AND SCHEME MADE BY THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 18 NOVEMBER 1996
Charitable Objects
FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND OBJECTS BEING CHARITABLE AT LAW AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling