The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers Charity
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Charity's grants to institutions are small, at £3,000 in the latest year shown on the Charity Commission register, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one, and no grant range is published.
- Its stated themes are children's health, the cab trade, affiliated schools and military units, so a request should be clearly tied to one of them.
- Its work centres mainly on the annual Magical Taxi Tour and on benevolence for Company members, so an outside charity should check that its project sits within that scope before writing.
- No application process is published, so the contact shown is the sensible first step.
- Its listed geographic focus is the City of London and London.
Overview
The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1172474).
The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers Charity is a charity registered in England and Wales, set up to further charitable purposes for the public benefit as its trustees see fit. It makes grants, awards and donations to charities, supports affiliated organisations, and relieves London licensed taxi drivers and their dependants in need, hardship or distress. It also runs the Magical Taxi Tour for children with life-threatening diseases. The Charity Commission register shows £3,000 of grants to institutions in its latest year.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2024) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Charity can make grants, awards and donations to any charity, including the Lord Mayor's nominated charity. Its charitable work also includes benevolence for Company members, retired members and their widows or widowers; support for affiliated schools and military units; and the Magical Taxi Tour for children with life-threatening diseases. It reports support for other Hackney carriage trade charities, the City of London and its affiliations. The tour is intended to be self-funding through donations or sponsorship as far as practical, and the Charity's work continues primarily to focus on organising the annual tour.
Themes
- Taxi-driver benevolence
- Children's health
- Cab-trade charities
- Affiliated schools
- Military units
Geographic Focus
City of London; London.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £43,710 | £41,860 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £291,157 | £332,308 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £433,359 | £389,383 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £575,224 | £447,364 | £3,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £505,191 | £454,942 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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