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home >> charity search >> the worshipful society of apothecaries general charity limited
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE WORSHIPFUL SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES GENERAL CHARITY LIMITED 

The charitable company provides grants and donations to individuals and institutions in order to further its charitable objectives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • 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 was 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
31/08/23£187£214£-27n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/22£158£158£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£136£102£35n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£943£102£841£0£2,994£1,936227.500
31/08/19£128£56£73n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£105£113£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£98£71£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£97£89£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£358£94£264£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£97£92£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£110£98£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£129£58£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£78£97£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£149£67£82£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£107£75£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£56£71£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£61£73£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£52£57£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£94£39£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£75£25£50£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 42 years

www.apothecaries.org

cos@apothecaries.org

0207 236 1189

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/18 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/04/1982, number: 284450
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/03/1982, number: 01618879
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

APOTHECARIES HALL
BLACK FRIARS LANE
LONDON
EC4V 6EJ

Objectives

(1) THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MEDICINE SURGERY AND PHARMACY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. (3) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE ASSOCIATION THINKS FIT INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE MAKING OF GRANTS TO SUCH INSTITUTIONS (WHETHER INCORPORATED OR NOT) AS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANY PART OF THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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