Our Patronage

The Patronage Committee

Thanks to the generosity of former members, the Company has various charitable funds at its disposal. At the Court's discretion, income from these funds is supplemented from time to time by a transfer from the General Fund. The Patronage Committee recommends to the Court major charitable projects for support within its guideline areas for charitable outreach, namely the Young, the Elderly and the Hospitality Industry. Smaller donations are made by the Court to other causes on the recommendation of the Charity Committee, who typically sift through over one thousand applications for minor grants each year.

Charities currently receiving support from the Worshipful Company include:

Charity	Details	Website
The Elderly
Licensed Trade Charity	Annual subscription to Pension Funds.	www.supportandcare.org
Wine & Spirit Trade Benevolent Society	Annual subscription to Pension Funds.	www.thebenevolent.org.uk
Hotel & Catering Benevolent Society	Annual subscription to Pension Funds.	www.hospitality.org.uk
Pensioners	Payments within limit allowed for charitable disregard
Gurkha Welfare Trust	Gift ring-fenced for pension payments to 10 pensioners for 5 years.	www.gwt.org.uk
Prostate Cancer Helpline	Fund Helpline Nurse	www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
Combat Stress	Fund residential treatment for veterans who develop stress related problems after they leave the services.	www.combatstress.org.uk
Friends of the Elderly	Provide the additional funding for 2 patients with dementia and 2 patients requiring nursing care at the Bernard Sunley Home, Woking, to meet the difference between the Local Authority allocation and the actual costs	www.fote.org.uk/care-homes/bernard-sunley.aspx
The Young
City of London Schools Scholarships	1 Bursary each year at Boys’ and at Girls’ Schools	Boys - www.clsb.org.uk Girls - www.clsg.org.uk
Licensed Victuallers School Prize	A Level Prize	www.lvs.ascot.sch.uk
Licensed Victuallers School Language Awards	Funding for eight 1st Year A Level students for a week's work experience abroad.	www.lvs.ascot.sch.uk
Licensed Victuallers School 6th Form Awards	Scholarship Awards to 3 pupils.	www.lvs.ascot.sch.uk
Bursary at Guildhall School of Music	Fund 2 students.	www.gsmd.ac.uk
Tall Ships Youth Trust	Provide bursaries for voyages for pupils from the Licensed Victuallers School.	www.sta.org.uk
NYO Sponsorship	Sponsor 3 places for young people from the London area.	www.nyo.org.uk
Training For Life	Fund Apprentice Training Manager at Hoxton Apprentice.	www.trainingforlife.org.uk
University College London Summer School	Sponsor 10 places for potential medical students	www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students
City University	Sponsor City Karting initiative for young people in Islington	www.city.ac.uk
Richard House Hospice for Children	Fund catering	www.richardhouse.org.uk
NCH	Provide additional educational support for young offenders being supported by the Wessex Community Project	www.nch.org.uk
Jubilee Sailing Trust	Fund cost of bursaries for voyages for disabled young people and their carers	www.jst.org.uk
Reed's School Foundation	Fund Foundation Bursary for a pupil in the Junior School	www.reeds.surrey.sch.uk
The Hotel Industry
Hotel Management Awards	St Julian Scholarship Awards to eight selected middle management nominees in Hotel Industry to develop business expertise	www.masterinnholders.com
Springboard UK	Fund work experience compendium for the Hotel Industry in conjunction with Master Innholders and St Julian Scholars	www.springboarduk.org.uk

Charities wishing to apply for support should write to the Clerk.

Do you complete your Tax Return using the Inland Revenue's On-Line Self Assessment?

For those who receive tax repayments through completing Self Assessment Tax Returns, we have registered the Company's Charitable Trust with the Inland Revenue so that, should you so wish, you may now nominate the Worshipful Company's Charitable Trust to receive your tax repayment as a donation. Simply use the unique code FAK52UG on your tax return and the Inland Revenue will automatically credit your repayment to the Charitable Trust. If you have any questions, please give the Clerk a call on 020 7236 6703.