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Hospitality Action was originally founded as the ‘London Coffee House Keepers Association’ for the purpose of “relieving aged and decayed members of the trade, their widows and orphans” who “from reverses of fortune (to which we are all liable) might be reduced from a state of comparative prosperity to the alternative of dragging out a miserable existence within the walls of a workhouse”. (Quotations from Rules and Regulations LCHKA 1837)
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| 1858 |
Qualifying age for benefit reduced from 60 to 50 |
| 1882 |
Eligibility for pensions extended to females |
| 1921 |
Organisation renamed ‘The Catering Benevolent Association’ |
| 1955 |
Organisation renamed ‘The Hotel and Catering Trades Benevolent Association’ |
| 1966 |
First female trustee appointed |
| 1968 |
The Grand Council of senior industry figures appointed to secure funding for the charity |
| 1972 |
Organisation renamed ‘ The Hotel and Catering Benevolent Association’ |
| 1976 |
Organisation is registered as a Housing Association for the provision of retirement homes |
| 1998 |
Organisation renamed ‘ Hospitality Action’ |
| 1999 |
Decision is taken to sell retirement homes and focus on giving financial grants and advice |
| 2004 |
The Ark Foundation joined Hospitality Action |
| 2006 |
Volunteer Visitors scheme and lunches re-launched for our Family Members |
| 2007 |
The Ark For Business was launched |
| 2008 |
Lesley Gardner, secretary to the chief executive of Hospitality Action, was awarded an MBE |
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