FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 8 June 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £83,060
Latest expenditure: £99,307
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 65 SHAWLEY WAY, EPSOM, KT18 5PD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To assist any dependant children who are in need, whose father or mother has died or has sustained life-changing injuries whilst serving as a member of the Armed Forces and such other occupations as determined from time to time by the trustees.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £83,060
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,307

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £67,719
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,684

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,672
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,500

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,458

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 25 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £68,658
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,480

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £83,060
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,307
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £67,719
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,684
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,672
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,500
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
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 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,656
Total Gross Expenditure: £76,458
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 25 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £68,658
Total Gross Expenditure: £67,480
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-06-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-09-18T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5036530
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1151858
Assoc Charity Name: FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST MADE 11 MAY 2004 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION 11 JULY 2007AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 27 APR 2020
Charitable Objects: TO ASSIST ANY DEPENDENT CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED, WHOSE FATHER OR MOTHER HAS DIED OR HAS SUSTAINEDLIFE-CHANGING INJURIES WHILST SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AND SUCH OTHER OCCUPATIONS AS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE TRUSTEES.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 372869
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FORCES CHILDREN'S TRUST (IN MEMORY OF MAJOR MATTHEW HARPER-TITCHENER)

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management