The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) is a
registered charity
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of a ch ...
in the United Kingdom that cares for people working in, or retired from, the licensed drink trade and their dependents.
It is constituted as a
registered charity
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under English law, and its headquarters are 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.
Activities
Amongst the activities of the charity are the provision of financial assistance, convalescence care and retirement housing. It is a shareholder in the publisher of the ''
Morning Advertiser'', the journal of the licensed trade.
[Annual Report, 2007.]
Schools
The Licensed Trade Charity operates three schools which are also open to the general public:
Licensed Victuallers' School near
Ascot, Berkshire, an independent all-ability school for students from 4–18, as well as LVS Hassocks and LVS Oxford, both specialist schools for young people with learning difficulties.
See also
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List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
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List of organisations with a British royal charter
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Worshipful Company of Innholders
The Worshipful Company of Innholders is one of the 110 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. The c ...
References
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External links
Licensed Trade Charity website''Morning Advertiser'' website
Charities based in Berkshire
1836 establishments in the United Kingdom
Social welfare charities based in the United Kingdom