CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 17 June 1965
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £27,822
Latest expenditure: £1,395,006
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1 CASSIOBURY PARK AVENUE, WATFORD, WD18 7LA

02 Activities

What the charity does

Grants for educational and sporting puposes to the City of London School, its pupils and associated persons, Bursaries for less privileged pupils and the support of the above persons and former pupils and associates of the City of London School who are distressed or in poverty

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £27,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,395,006

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,470,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,406

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £117,570
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,025
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £51,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,180

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,604
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,004

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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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £27,822
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,395,006
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 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,470,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,406
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 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £117,570
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,025
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 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £51,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,180
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 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,604
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,004
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: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1456146
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 13890
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1470036
Income Legacies: 1442000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £37,397
Expenditure Other: 9
Expenditure Total: 37406
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -135
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £39,365
Assets Total Fixed: 8892
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 8892
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,669,927
Assets Total Liabilities: £37,397
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,641,422
Creditors One Year Total Current: 37397
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,555,096
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 39365
Funds Restricted: 1602057
Funds Total: 1641422
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of London
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL FUND
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-12-11T00:00:00

Charity Name: CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1965-06-17T00:00:00

Charity Name: CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL WAR MEMORIAL FUND
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Removed
Date Of Event: 2009-09-30T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: PUBLIC APPEAL DATED 29TH OCTOBER 1947
Charitable Objects: TO ASSIST, ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE EDUCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CHILDREN OF OLD CITZENS WHO FELL IN THE 1939/1945 WAR. NOTE THIS FUND DOES NOT EXTEND TO OR INCLUDE THE SPORTS GROUND FUND AMOUNTING TO $37 6S. 10D. MENTIONED IN THE AFFIDAVIT OF GEORGE EASTLAKE DAVIS FILED ON 17TH JUNE 1965.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures