# COOPERS CHARITY CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155094
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 20, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1155094


## Contact

- **Address:** WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF COOPERS, COOPERS HALL, 13 DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC2M 4TH
- **Phone:** 020 7247 9577
- **Email:** clerk@cooperscompany.co.uk
- **Website:** www.cooperscompany.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3. OBJECTSTHE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO MAKE GRANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE: -(1) TO ASSIST PERSONS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA, THE COUNTY OF SURREY AND MEMBERS OF THE COOPERS’ COMPANY, THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDENTS;(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION &amp; LEARNING GENERALLY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO THE TRADE OF COOPERAGE AND AMONG PUPILS OF THE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH COOPERS, NAMELY THE COOPERS’ COMPANY AND COBURN SCHOOL AND STRODE&#x27;S COLLEGE(3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION &amp; LEARNING IN RELATION TO THE COOPERS’ COMPANY AND COOPERS’ HALL AND ITS HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS, RECORDS AND ARCHIVE INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC ACCESS;(4) TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE AND TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC&#x27;S EDUCATION AND LEARNING OF THE ANCIENT TRADE OF COOPERAGE; (5) THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF COOPERS&#x27; HALL, 13, DEVONSHIRE SQUARE, LONDON EC2M 4TH AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS, AND THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARTEFACTS AND ITEMS OF HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST OR MERIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS, RECORDS AND ARCHIVE OF THE COOPERS&#x27; COMPANY; AND(6) TO SUPPORT SUCH OTHER GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE(7) NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR 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.

**Activities:** Payments to selected charitable organisations, mainly within the City of London area. Continues to support grantees of the company and assists individuals who have been referred by welfare services within London. Support of the Coopers and Coborn School, their Educational Foundation and Strode&#x27;s College. Makes payments to widows of the Company. Supports City of London charities.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA, THE COUNTY OF SURREY
- Essex
- Surrey
- Throughout London





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alan John Roberts |  | Feb. 18, 2025 |
| Anthony Miller MBE |  | June 2, 2026 |
| Camilla Szymanowska |  | Feb. 18, 2025 |
| Christopher Philip Breiner |  | Feb. 18, 2025 |
| IAN DAVID LUDER CBE |  | July 1, 2025 |
| Jason Paul Essenhigh |  | Feb. 18, 2025 |
| Julian Day |  | Oct. 20, 2020 |
| Piers Llewelyn Jones |  | July 12, 2022 |
| Sushil Saluja |  | Aug. 1, 2025 |




