Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ALDERMAN SAMUEL WILSON FUND 

The charity's main activity is the making of grants to young people for educational purposes, principally through bursaries to selected educational institutions with a close connection to the City of London.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
Established: 17 years

02076063030

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/05/23£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/22£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/21£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/20*£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/19£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/18*£2£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17*£10£5£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/08£3£0£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • City Of London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/01/2007, number: 1117548
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR20: 255 days late, AR18: 116 days late, AR17: 17 days late,
Main office

Members' Room
PO Box 270
Guildhall
EC2P 2EJ

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE CLEAR INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THEY THINK FIT WITH A PREFERENCE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE CITY OF LONDON OR IN THE FORMER COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX AND IN PARTICULAR THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY SUCH INCOME IN THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE OR FORMERLY WERE RESIDENT OR EMPLOYED IN THE CASTLE BAYNARD WARD OF THE CITY OF LONDON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON/MIDDLESEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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