Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -16 ?

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY LOTTERY LIMITED

The Royal British Legion Poppy Lottery Limited is licenced by The Gambling Commission and currently promotes a weekly lottery and the sale of scratchcards through third party retailers.The Royal British Legion Poppy Lottery Limited has been established as a subsidiary charity of The Royal British Legion to raise funds in support of the charitable objects of the Legion (Charity number 219279).
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Latest return is overdue

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£3,506£3,506£0£1,205£0£0000
30/09/19£6,176£6,176£0£3,799£0£0000
30/09/18£6,141£6,141£0£2,218£0£0020
30/09/17£6,284£6,284£0£2,194£0£0000
30/09/16£6,820£6,820£0£2,198£0£0000
30/09/15£7,190£7,190£0£3,373£0£0000
30/09/14£7,408£7,408£0£3,230£0£0000
30/09/13£6,936£6,936£0£3,132£0£0n/a10
30/09/12£6,225£3,789£2,435£3,040£0£0000

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years
(34 years as a company)

www.poppylottery.org.uk

LJoannou@britishlegion.org.uk

02032072324

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-57
  • DANIEL OPPENHEIMER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Finance
  • GARY RYAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2011, number: 1145007
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/07/1990, number: 02522956
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

HAIG HOUSE
199 BOROUGH HIGH STREET
LONDON
SE1 1AA

Objectives

TO SUPPORT AND FACILITATE THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 219279) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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