# THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162742
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 20, 2015
- **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=1162742


## Contact

- **Address:** THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS, ASSOCIATION, HORSE GUARDS, WHITEHALL, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1A 2AX
- **Phone:** 020 7930 3506
- **Email:** secretary@vcandgc.org
- **Website:** www.vcgca.org



## Activities

**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, &quot;DESCENDANTS&quot; 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.

**Activities:** Welfare of the living holders of the VC/GCWelfare for spouses of deceased VC/ GCrecipientsEducation of the public re the VC and GCPromoting efficiency of Armed Forces, Police etc; encouraging civic responsibility and good citizenship by honouring/supporting holders of the VC and GC, their dependants/descendantsRestoring and erecting Graves and Memorials associated with holders of the VC/GC




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Australia
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Christopher Finney** | Chair | Feb. 24, 2021 |
| ANTHONY JOHN GLEDHILL GC |  | July 20, 2015 |
| Admiral Sir George Michael Zambellas GCB DSC DL |  | Dec. 4, 2018 |
| Dominic Charles Rupert Troulan GC QGM |  | Dec. 1, 2022 |
| JAMES WALLACE BEATON GC CVO JP |  | July 20, 2015 |
| KIM SPENCER HUGHES GC RLC |  | July 20, 2015 |
| MAJ PETER ALLEN NORTON GC RLC |  | July 20, 2015 |
| Richard Colin Watson |  | Dec. 3, 2024 |
| Sam Shephard GC |  | July 20, 2015 |




