The Victoria Cross and George Cross Association
Registered charity 1162742 CIO Registered since 2015
Operates: Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, Australia, Nepal, New Zealand, United States, Northern Ireland
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Christopher Finney Chair since 2021
- Anthony John Gledhill GC since 2015
- Dominic Charles Rupert Troulan GC QGM since 2022
- James Wallace Beaton GC CVO JP since 2015
- KIM Spencer Hughes GC RLC since 2015
- MAJ Peter Allen Norton GC RLC since 2015
- Richard Colin Watson since 2024
- Sam Shephard GC since 2015
- Sir George Michael Zambellas since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony John Gledhill GC since 2015
- James Wallace Beaton GC CVO JP since 2015
- KIM Spencer Hughes GC RLC since 2015
- MAJ Peter Allen Norton GC RLC since 2015
- Sam Shephard GC since 2015
- Sir George Michael Zambellas since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Anthony John Gledhill GC since 2015
- Dominic Charles Rupert Troulan GC QGM since 2022
- James Wallace Beaton GC CVO JP since 2015
- KIM Spencer Hughes GC RLC since 2015
- MAJ Peter Allen Norton GC RLC since 2015
- Sam Shephard GC since 2015
Portfolio (3)
- Christopher Finney Chair since 2021
- Richard Colin Watson since 2024
- Sir George Michael Zambellas since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Hand Engravers Association of Great Britain 1 shared trustee
- The National Army Museum 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Gurkha Brigade Association Trust Similar size; both Armed forces
- The Staffordshire Regiment Museum Trust Similar size; both Armed forces
- CP Learning Trust Similar size; both Armed forces
- The Doouss Charitable Trust Similar size; both Armed forces
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.vcgca.org |
| secretary@vcandgc.org | |
| Phone | 02079303506 |
| Address | THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS, ASSOCIATION, HORSE GUARDS, WHITEHALL, LONDON, SW1A 2AX |
Finances
£136,518 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £44,828 | £278,090 |
| 2021 | £19,293 | £235,238 |
| 2022 | £27,432 | £243,264 |
| 2023 | £197,462 | £271,913 |
| 2024 | £136,518 | £249,277 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArmed Forces/emergency Service EfficiencyWho
Elderly/old PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
4.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:4.1.1 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, OR AT RISK OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR OF FALLING INTO POVERTY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES;4.1.2 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE AND AMBULANCE SERVICES AND TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY HONOURING AND SUPPORTING HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS;4.1.3 TO RESTORE AND/OR ERECT THE GRAVES OF AND MEMORIALS ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS; 4.1.4 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS; AND4.1.5 TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, HAVING PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE NEEDS OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND DESCENDANTS. 4.2 FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, "DESCENDANTS" IN THIS CLAUSE 4 SHALL INCLUDE (WITHOUT LIMITATION) SPOUSES AND CIVIL PARTNERS (INCLUDING FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT ANY PERSON, WHETHER OF A DIFFERENT SEX OR THE SAME SEX, WITH WHOM A HOLDER OF THE VICTORIA CROSS OR GEORGE CROSS LIVES AS PARTNER IN A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP) AND CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN (WHETHER ADOPTED, ILLEGITIMATE, STEP OR OTHERWISE) AND SO FORTH THROUGH SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS. 4.3 NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 20 Jul 2015
Trustees (9)
- Christopher Finney Chair since 2021
- Anthony John Gledhill GC since 2015
- Dominic Charles Rupert Troulan GC QGM since 2022
- James Wallace Beaton GC CVO JP since 2015
- KIM Spencer Hughes GC RLC since 2015
- MAJ Peter Allen Norton GC RLC since 2015
- Richard Colin Watson since 2024
- Sam Shephard GC since 2015
- Sir George Michael Zambellasage band 65-69 since 2018
Connected charities (3)
- Hospital of SIR John Hawkins, Knight, in Chatham 1 shared trustee
- The National Army Museum 1 shared trustee
- The Hand Engravers Association of Great Britain 1 shared trustee
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