Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -12

NEPTONS TRUST

To make annual payments to a number of poor and needy in the London boroughs of Barking and Redbridge.To provide grants to students connected with the City of London.To provide grants to liverymen of the worshipful company of Poulters, their widows and dependants who are in need, hardship or distress.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 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
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
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
31/03/22		£4	£5	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£4	£6	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£5	£5	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£5	£4	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£5	£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17		£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14	*	£6	£4	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12	*	£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11	*	£5	£9	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10	*	£5	£9	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£6	£4	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08		£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07		£5	£3	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06		£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£4	£4	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

POULTERSCLERK@LIVE.CO.UK

02084910354

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

City Of London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GEORGE HARRIS

BENJAMIN BROWNING Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

DAVID WILLIAM WALKER Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

ELIZABETH GARNER Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

JAMES THOMAS LAIDLAW CROSS Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeships: THE ST PETER-UPON-CORNHILL TRUST, THE NINEVEH TRUST, THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

JOHN DOUGLAS HILTON BRIGGS Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeships: THE EVERSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

JULIE GUBBINS Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST), THE HUTCHINS OWEN TRUST,

MARK GOODWIN Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeships: THE ONSLOW NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

NICHOLAS RORY KEMP, Other trusteeship: BARTON-LE-STREET VILLAGE HALL,

PAUL KELLY Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

PETER HILL Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeships: THE ST PETER-UPON-CORNHILL TRUST, THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

ROBERT HENRY HAYNES Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

REGINALD BEER FRSA Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

STANLEY LIU Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

TERENCE THURLEY Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

ROWLAND LLOYD HUGHES, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: GUILD OF CHURCH MUSICIANS, THE MASTER POULTER'S PELICAN TRUST - (THE PELICAN TRUST),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/10/1963, number: 312157

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 5 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 71 days late, AR10: 222 days late,

Main office

20 Waltham Road
WOODFORD GREEN
IG8 8DN

Objectives

THE COMPANY SHALL OUT OF THE YEARLY INCOME OF THE NEPTON CHARITY APPLY SUCH SUM AS THE COMPANY THINKS FIT, TAKING DUE ACCOUNT OF THE INCOME AVAILABLE TO THE CHARITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE BENEFICIARIES, IN RELIEVING IN CASES OF NEED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BARKING, IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM, NEWHAM AND REDBRIDGE IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMPANY THINKS FIT.SUBJECT TO THE PAYMENTS AFORESAID THE INCOME OF THE NEPTON CHARITY SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE SUPPORT OF TWO CHARITABLE PURPOSES REFERRED TO HEREAFTER AS THE RELIEF IN NEED BRANCH AND THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE BRANCH, IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE COMPANY SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT. ANY AMOUNT OF INCOME NOT SPENT IN A FINANCIAL YEAR SHALL BE CARRIED FORWARD AND BE AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE ON ANY OF THE CHARITY’S PURPOSES IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.THE RELIEF IN NEED BRANCH SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND WHO ARE FREEMEN OR LIVERY MEN OF THE COMPANY OR WIDOWS OR OTHER DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS AS THE CASE MAY BE WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE PERSONS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED WHO ARE WIDOWS, IN EITHER OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:I) IN PAYING PENSIONS TO PERSONS QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS HEREINAFTER CONTAINED.II) IN MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO SUCH PERSONS OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THEIR NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS: PROVIDED THAT THE COMPANY MAY PAY FOR SUCH ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES BY WAY OF DONATIONS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROVIDE OR WHICH UNDERTAKE IN RETURN TO PROVIDE SUCH ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS.THERE SHALL BE PAID TO EACH PENSIONER A PENSION AT A RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY HAVING REGARD TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PENSIONER AND THE INCOME AVAILABLE TO THE CHARITY: PROVIDED THAT INSTEAD OF PAYING THE WHOLE OF THE PENSION TO ANY PENSIONER IN MONEY THE COMPANY MAY EXPEND ALL OR PART THEREOF FOR HIS OR HER BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS IT THINKS FIT.THE ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE BRANCH SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS AND IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES AND IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY:(1) SONS OR DAUGHTERS OF FREEMEN OF THE CITY OF LONDON AND OF PERSONS RESIDING OR WORKING IN THE SAID CITY OF LONDON PREFERENCE BEING GIVEN TO PERSONS SO QUALIFIED WHO ARE SONS OR DAUGHTERS OF FREEMEN OF THE COMPANY;(2) PERSONS RESIDING OR WORKING IN OR ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CITY OF LONDON;(3) SONS OR DAUGHTERS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE AT ANY TIME RESIDED OR WORKED IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS,IN EITHER OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:(A) IN ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE PREPARING FOR, ENTERING UPON OR ENGAGED IN ANY PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OUTFITS, OR BY PAYING THEIR FEES, TRAVELLING OR MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, OR BY OTHER MEANS FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR LIVING.(B) IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMPANY THINKS FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF LONDON

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