THE GUARDS PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1188482
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Guards Parachute Association (GPA) supports all Guardsmen who have served or are currently serving in Airborne Forces (ABF). The GPA provides financial and spiritual support. The GPA aims to ensure that all members have access to support regardless of where they live and we provide a UK-wide network to ensure members are looked after.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £4,076
Total expenditure: £5,796

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 March 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Peregrine Simon Wynch Felton Falkner Chair 30 August 2019
SOUTH BARROW RECREATION TRUST
Received: On time
Angus David Ian Wall Trustee 08 January 2024
None on record
Piers L Ashfield Trustee 08 January 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 17/10/2020 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £119.72k £6.21k £3.07k £4.08k
Total expenditure £3.49k £21.68k £7.72k £5.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 11 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 December 2024 310 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 17 October 2020 07 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 17 October 2020 07 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Mar 2020

Charitable objects

THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER THE FOLLOWING 3 PURPOSES: 1) TO PRESERVE AND FOSTER COMRADESHIP BETWEEN SERVING AND RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION BY: • PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO MEET AT AN ANNUAL DINNER, NORMALLY TO BE HELD, ON THE SATURDAY NEAREST THE DATE OF THE 1975 DISBANDMENT OF NO1 (GUARDS) INDEPENDENT COMPANY, THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (24TH OCTOBER)• PROVIDING A WELFARE NETWORK FOR MEMBERS WHO MAY HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES, OR FOR THEIR WIVES, WIDOWS AND CHILDREN, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMITTEE • ORGANISING AND ENCOURAGING MEMBERS TO ATTEND OTHER FUNCTIONS, WHETHER SOCIAL, MILITARY OR COMMEMORATIVE, AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION • SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE GUARDS UNITS AND INDIVIDUALS SERVING IN THE AIRBORNE ROLE. 2) TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONGST PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF GUARDS AIRBORNE SOLDIERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS BY MAKING GRANTS AND PROVIDING SUCH SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE. 3)THE COMMEMORATION AND REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD DIVISION WHO HAVE SERVED IN AIRBORNE FORCES AND WHO HAVE DIED WHILE IN SERVICE BY THE ERECTION OF A MEMORIAL AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM (NMA) AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND SERVING SOLDIERS AND VETERANS FROM ALL REGIMENTS AND CORPS ON THE LONG-ESTABLISHED AND CHERISHED TRADITIONS AND THE HISTORY OF GUARDSMEN IN AIRBORNE FORCE AND THE SACRIFICES MADE BY AIRBORNE GUARDSMEN IN CONFLICT.

Contact information

Address:
The Old Pump House
Byford
HEREFORD
HR4 7LD
Phone:
07825444366
Email:
guardsparachuteassociation@gmail.com
Website:

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