Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Spending declining: -1
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

To organise outings, entertainment, transport and other support for former servicemen and women who are disabled, elderly, infirm, impoverished or otherwise in need of charitable assistance; and To assist in the treatment and care of said former servicemen and women by making grants of money for providing or paying for items, services or facilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23		£249	£214	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22		£128	£238	£-110	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21		£94	£98	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20		£147	£127	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£332	£336	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18		£309	£282	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/17		£288	£306	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/16		£167	£167	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/15		£261	£228	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/14		£105	£179	£-74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/13		£94	£64	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/12		£187	£174	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/11		£86	£36	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/10		£23	£34	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/09	*	£49	£48	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/08		£78	£106	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/07		£61	£71	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/06		£29	£22	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/05	*	£59	£33	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/04		£36	£33	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 52 years

www.taxicharity.org

dickgoodwin@taxicharity.org

07941 772264

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Belgium, France, Netherlands, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wates Foundation - Trip to Normandy 2024 for 80th Anniversary of the DDay Landings
£10,000	17/05/2023	The funding is to take World War II Veterans and their carers in London Black Cabs to Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of the DDay Landings
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Taxi Charity for Military Veterans
£5,000	07/12/2022	to support taking 24 World War II Veterans aged between 95 and 101 to the annual D-Day Landings event in Normandy in June 2023.
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Taxi Charity for Military Veterans
£2,000	17/11/2020	Towards project costs to support up to 89 veterans over 6 months with food parcels, appointments and presents for the WWII veterans.
National Lottery Community Fund - Heroes Return
£23,000	14/05/2012 12	38 Second World War veteran from through out the UK have been awarded a grant towards travel costs for a commemorative visit to Arhem in May 2012. Funding has been provided for 38 Second World War veterans, one spouse and eight carers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTONY JOHN NEAL Appointed: 2024

COLIN DAVID MILLS (Chair) Appointed: 2024

IAN CALVIN PARSONS Appointed: 2015

MR DICK GOODWIN Appointed: 2006

MICHAEL JOSEPH HARRIS Appointed: 2023

PAUL COOK Appointed: 2024

PETER MARTIN CAREY Appointed: 2018

SEBASTIAN PHILP Appointed: 2019

SIMON HAWES Appointed: 2022

TERENCE WILLIAM WARD Appointed: 1994

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/10/1972, number: 264678

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR09: 69 days late, AR05: 57 days late,

Main office

13 Musley Hill
WARE
Hertfordshire
SG12 7NA

Objectives

(A) TO ORGANISE OUTINGS, ENTERTAINMENT, TRANSPORT AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR FORMER SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE DISABLED, ELDERLY, INFIRM, IMPOVERISHED OR OTHERWISE IN NEED OF CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE.(B) TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF FORMER SERVICEMEN AN WOMEN WHO ARE DISABLED, ELDERLY, INFIRM, IMPOVERISHED OR OTHERWISE IN NEED OF CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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