THE REGIMENTAL CHARITY OF THE ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS

Charity number: 1012766
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support for current and ex members of the Regiment and their dependents.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £221,109
Total expenditure: £138,483

People

9 Trustee(s)

40 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 July 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • R D G ASSOCIATION (Working name)
  • THE ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Carr-Smith Esq Chair 03 August 2024
None on record
David Taylor Smith MBE Trustee 07 March 2025
None on record
David Thomas Brooks Trustee 07 March 2025
None on record
James Robertson Trustee 03 August 2024
None on record
Rebecca Jane Mellar Trustee 03 August 2024
None on record
Thomas Julian Bateman CBE Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
Shaun Pendry DL Trustee 14 January 2020
None on record
Graeme Green Trustee 24 November 2016
YORK ARMY MUSEUM
Received: On time
THE ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
Hugh Campbell Smith Trustee 24 May 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £105.35k £64.04k £93.42k £210.54k £221.11k
Total expenditure £123.92k £72.10k £100.65k £116.13k £138.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 20 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 April 2024 69 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 April 2024 69 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 24 March 2021 52 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 24 March 2021 52 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 JUNE 1992 AS AMENDED ON 24 NOV 2016 as amended on 24 Nov 2022 as amended on 01 Aug 2024

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
HOME HEADQUARTERS
THE ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS
3 TOWER STREET
YORK
NORTH YORKSHIRE
YO1 9SB
Phone:
01904461027
Email:
info@rdgassociation.co.uk
Website:

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