Find that Charity | GB-CHC-1087167 | Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

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Description

The administration of two thriving almshouse communities for the elderly, one in London and one in Surrey, providing homes for nearly 100 individuals 2.Grant making, primarily for the relief of need and to support the elderly.

Also known as

Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

CCEW Charity number

1087167

Registered

26 June 2001

Postcode

EC2R 8AB

Website

mercers.co.uk

Domain

mercers.co.uk

Latest income

£4,153,000 (on 31 March 2023)

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

GB-CHC-1087167

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

England

Registered Office in the UK

City of London

Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

GB-CHC-1087167

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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Beneficiary group BE » Older people BE108
Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200 » Grants to organisations CA202
Housing HO » Accommodation HO101
Housing HO » Almshouse HO102

Theme (CCEW)

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
Accommodation/housing 107

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

Children/young People 201
Elderly/old People 202
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205

Activities (CCEW)

Makes Grants To Individuals 301
Makes Grants To Organisations 302
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
Provides Services 306

Scale of operation

National

Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

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Charity financial history

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Year ending	Income (£)	Spending (£)
2001-06-26	Registered as a charity
2004-09-30	3,974,000	2,688,000
2005-09-30	4,918,000	4,569,000
2006-09-30	3,755,000	5,159,000
2008-03-31	5,357,000	3,273,000
2009-03-31	3,893,000	2,066,000
2010-03-31	3,972,000	1,616,000
2011-03-31	3,695,000	1,603,000
2012-03-31	3,870,000	2,392,000
2013-03-31	2,784,000	1,688,000
2014-03-31	2,615,000	1,648,000
2015-03-31	2,639,000	1,595,000
2016-03-31	2,971,000	2,160,000
2017-03-31	3,210,000	2,659,000
2018-03-31	3,606,000	2,198,000
2019-03-31	3,948,000	2,797,000
2020-03-31	3,950,000	4,672,000
2021-03-31	3,882,000	5,367,000
2022-03-31	3,497,000	7,141,000
2023-03-31	4,153,000	7,022,000

Income and Spending

Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

GB-CHC-1087167

Charity people

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	2023 £	2022 £
Employees	-	-
Employees paid more than £60,000	-	-
Volunteers	130	130
Trustees	1

Employees

Volunteers

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Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

GB-CHC-1087167

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended 31 March 2023.

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

	2023 £m	2022 £m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income	-	-
Legacies	-	-
Endowments	-	-
Donations and legacies	-	-
Income from charitable activities	1.0	0.9
Income from other trading activities	-	-
Income from investments	3.2	2.6
Other income	-	-
Total	4.2	3.5

Expenditure
Investment management	0.3	0.3
Other spending on raising funds	0.0	-
Spending on raising funds	0.3	0.3
Grants to institutions	4.9	5.3
Other charitable activities	1.8	1.5
Charitable activities	6.7	6.8
Other spending	-	-
Total	7.0	7.1

Net income / (expenditure)	(2.9)	(3.6)

Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

GB-CHC-1087167

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at 31 March 2023.

	2023 £m	2022 £m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets	5.6	5.8
Investment assets	105.1	109.0
	110.7	114.7

Current assets
Current investment assets	-	-
Cash	6.2	9.0
Other current assets	0.2	0.2
	6.4	9.1

Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year	(0.5)	(0.4)
Net current assets	5.9	8.7

Total assets less current liabilities	116.6	123.5

Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year	-	-

Net assets	116.6	123.5

Funds
Endowment funds	94.7	98.2
Restricted funds	2.1	2.2
Unrestricted funds	19.8	23.1
	116.6	123.5

Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

GB-CHC-1087167

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.