# Gunmakers Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1100227
- **Other names:** THE GUNMAKERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 21, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1100227


## Contact

- **Address:** PROOF HOUSE, 48-50 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E1 1LP
- **Phone:** 02074812695
- **Email:** clerk@gunmakers.org.uk
- **Website:** https://gunmakerstrust.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** (I)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE IMPROVEMENT OF SPECIAL CRAFT AND TECHNICAL SKILLS EMPLOYED IN THE GUN AND ALLIED TRADES AND IN ASSOCIATED CRAFTS, BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PERSONS INVOLVED IN THESE TRADES AND CRAFTS, WHICH INCLUDE METAL WORK, WOODWORK, LEATHERWORK, CASE MAKING, ENGRAVING, COMPUTER SCIENCES CONNECTED WITH MACHINES AND BALLISTICS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CONNECTED WITH NOISE AND CARTRIDGE DESIGN. (II) TO RELIEVE INDIVIDUALS CONNECTED TO THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GUNMAKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE IN NEED BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS. (III) TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE MAKING OR USAGE OF GUNS. (IV) TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE CITY OF LONDON OR OTHER PLACES IN WHICH THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GUNMAKERS IS SITUATED.

**Activities:** The Trust promotes the improvement of craft and technical skills employed in the gun and allied trades and in associated crafts, gives relief to individuals connected to the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers and their families and provides grants for any charitable purposes connected with the making or usage of guns, or for charitable causes in the City of London and Borough of Tower Hamlets

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE CITY OF LONDON




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2024 | £90235 | £57650 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2023 | £148267 | £50708 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | £112148 | £44631 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £64633 | £24066 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2020 | £40468 | £38779 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Robin David Melville Curtis** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 3, 2023
- Adam Graham Anthony — appointed April 13, 2021
- Daryl Greatrex — appointed June 21, 2022
- EDWARD PETER KING — appointed Jan. 7, 2013
- Francis Pearce — appointed Oct. 3, 2023
- JOHN BROWNING
- James Hayward Neale Horne — appointed Feb. 26, 2019
- Lord Harry Frederick Alan Lawson Burnham — appointed Feb. 2, 2021
- Peter Gerard Hiscocks — appointed Jan. 17, 2023
- marc newton — appointed July 9, 2024