Licensed Trade Charity
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The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) is a registered charity
in the United Kingdom that cares for publicans
and other people in the licensed drink trade and their dependents.
It is constituted as a registered charity
under English law, and in 2007 had a gross income of £18,721,407. It is headquartered in Ascot, Berkshire.
It was founded by a Royal Charter
of 3 May 1836 as the Society of Licensed Victuallers and adopted the working name Licensed Trade Charity in 2004 following a merger with the Licensed Victuallers National Homes charity.
near Reading, Licensed Victuallers' School
near Ascot, Berkshire
and LVS Hassocks, a school for children with special learning difficulties, at Sayers Common
in Sussex.
A former school, Clevedon House School near Ilkley
, closed in 2005.
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
in the United Kingdom that cares for publicans
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and other people in the licensed drink trade and their dependents.
It is constituted as a registered charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
under English law, and in 2007 had a gross income of £18,721,407. It is headquartered in Ascot, Berkshire.
It was founded by a Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
of 3 May 1836 as the Society of Licensed Victuallers and adopted the working name Licensed Trade Charity in 2004 following a merger with the Licensed Victuallers National Homes charity.
Activities
Amongst the activities of the charity are the provision of financial assistance, convalescence care and retirement housing. It is a minority partner in the publisher of the Morning Advertiser, the journal of the licensed trade.Schools
The Licensed Trade Charity operates three independent schools which are also open to the general public: Elvian SchoolElvian School
The Elvian School was an independent school in Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom run by the Licensed Trade Charity as a coeducational, nondenominational Christian school. It was previously the Catholic boys' school Presentation College, Reading, until it went into administration in 2004...
near Reading, Licensed Victuallers' School
Licensed Victuallers' School
LVS Ascot is an independent non-selective secondary school in Ascot, in the English county of Berkshire.-History:...
near Ascot, Berkshire
Ascot, Berkshire
Ascot is a village within the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting...
and LVS Hassocks, a school for children with special learning difficulties, at Sayers Common
Sayers Common
Sayers Common is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. With Hurstpierpoint it forms one of the Mid Sussex parishes. It is located two miles west of Hurstpierpoint. Situated until the 1990s on the main London to Brighton A23 road it has become a more popular residential...
in Sussex.
A former school, Clevedon House School near Ilkley
Ilkley
Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the metropolitan borough of Bradford. Approximately north of Bradford, the town lies mainly on the south bank of the River Wharfe...
, closed in 2005.
See also
- List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
- List of organisations with a British royal charter
- Worshipful Company of InnholdersWorshipful Company of InnholdersThe Worshipful Company of Innholders is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London.The Innholders were originally known as Hostellers, but their name had changed by the time it was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1514...