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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WEST MERCIA POLICE WELFARE FUND 

To relieve, in cases of need, contibuting members, past and present, of the West Mercia Constabulary and their families and dependants who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm or may be in necessitous or impoverished condition, or who are suffering from temporary financial hardship.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£184£236£-52n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£185£198£-13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£187£176£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£177£169£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£183£161£22n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£192£165£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£167£172£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£147£193£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£142£146£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£148£164£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£156£153£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£159£147£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£156£153£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£150£143£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£145£138£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£143£123£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£151£136£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£220£127£94£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£117£128£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£124£122£1£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

WelfareFundAdministration@westmercia.police.u

0300 333 3000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Financial support to the poor
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2001, number: 1087525
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 238 days late, AR16: 120 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR07: 20 days late,
Main office

West Mercia Police
Police Headquarters
Hindlip Hall
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE IN CASES OF NEED, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS, PAST AND PRESENT, OF THE WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM OR MAY BE IN NECESSITOUS OR IMPOVERISHED CONDITION, OR WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM TEMPORARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY PROVIDING, OR PAYING FOR, ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OR ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH CASES, BUT ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES, OR BY PROVIDING MONETARY GRANTS OR LOANS. SUCH GRANTS OR LOANS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UPON SUCH TERMS AS SEEM FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE WEST MERCIA CONSTABULARY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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