Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS ASSOCIATION

Welfare of the living holders of the VC/GCWelfare for spouses of deceased VC/ GCrecipientsEducation of the public re the VC and GCPromoting efficiency of Armed Forces, Police etc; encouraging civic responsibility and good citizenship by honouring/supporting holders of the VC and GC, their dependants/descendantsRestoring and erecting Graves and Memorials associated with holders of the VC/GC

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/22	£27	£243	£-216	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/21	£19	£235	£-216	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/20	£45	£278	£-233	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/19	£45	£291	£-247	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/18	£144	£342	£-198	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	7
31/12/17	£56	£316	£-259	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£3,576	£447	£3,129	£0	£3,374	£302	8.1	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.vcgca.org

secretary@vcandgc.org

02079303506

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Australia, Nepal, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE MICHAEL ZAMBELLAS GCB DSC DL Appointed: 2018

SAM SHEPHARD GC Appointed: 2015

ANTHONY JOHN GLEDHILL GC Appointed: 2015

CHRISTOPHER FINNEY GC (Chair) Appointed: 2021

DIANA GRAHAME OBE MVO Appointed: 2015

DOMINIC CHARLES RUPERT TROULAN GC QGM Appointed: 2022

JAMES WALLACE BEATON GC CVO JP Appointed: 2015

KIM SPENCER HUGHES GC RLC Appointed: 2015

MAJ PETER ALLEN NORTON GC RLC Appointed: 2015

DAVID FRANCIS HERBERT JONES Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE DORCHESTER KEEP MILITARY MUSEUM TRUST,

JAMES NICHOLAS OPPENHEIM Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Investment Manager, Other trusteeship: THE OPPENHEIM FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/07/2015, number: 1162742

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS
ASSOCIATION
HORSE GUARDS
WHITEHALL
LONDON
SW1A 2AX

Objectives

4.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:4.1.1 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, OR AT RISK OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR OF FALLING INTO POVERTY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES;4.1.2 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES AND TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY HONOURING AND SUPPORTING HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS;4.1.3 TO RESTORE AND/OR ERECT THE GRAVES OF AND MEMORIALS ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS; 4.1.4 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS; AND4.1.5 TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, HAVING PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE NEEDS OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS. 4.2 FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, DESCENDANTS IN THIS CLAUSE 4 SHALL INCLUDE (WITHOUT LIMITATION) SPOUSES AND CIVIL PARTNERS (INCLUDING FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT ANY PERSON, WHETHER OF A DIFFERENT SEX OR THE SAME SEX, WITH WHOM A HOLDER OF THE VICTORIA CROSS OR GEORGE CROSS LIVES AS PARTNER IN A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP) AND CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN (WHETHER ADOPTED, ILLEGITIMATE, STEP OR OTHERWISE) AND SO FORTH THROUGH SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS. 4.3 NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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