Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Spending declining: -1
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
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
Spending is declining

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
30/09/23		£249	£214	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
30/09/22		£128	£238	£-110	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
30/09/21		£94	£98	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
30/09/20		£147	£127	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
30/09/19		£332	£336	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
30/09/18		£309	£282	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/17		£288	£306	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£167	£167	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£261	£228	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£105	£179	£-74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£94	£64	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£187	£174	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£86	£36	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£23	£34	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09	*	£49	£48	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£78	£106	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07		£61	£71	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£29	£22	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	*	£59	£33	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£36	£33	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 52 years

www.taxicharity.org

PAULDAVIS88@HOTMAIL.COM

07860850102

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

France, Netherlands, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 volunteers

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 ....more 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.

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 ....more

TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

Analysis by Giving is Great

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Trustees (9)

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