THE RAVC WELFARE & BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity Number: 1037208
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

(1) To promote the efficiency of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps by fostering esprit de corps, comradeship, welfare & preserving traditions. (2) Relief of past & present members of the RAVC & their dependents in need by virtue of financial hardship, sickness or effects of old age by grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £50,382
Total expenditure: £38,805

People

9 Trustee(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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 May 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS WELFARE & BENEVOLENT FUND (Working name)
  • THE ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS BENEVOLENT FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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 policy and procedures
  • 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
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
Maj Gen Zachary Raymond Stenning OBE Chair 25 January 2023
None on record
RSM Matthew Eade Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Kristy McComiskie Trustee 31 July 2022
None on record
RSM Craig Woodall Trustee 01 December 2021
None on record
Lt Colonel Claire Budge Trustee 01 December 2021
None on record
Lt Colonel Mike Robinson Trustee 01 December 2021
None on record
Colonel Mark Morrison QHVS Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record
Lt Col Caroline Whittle Trustee 22 November 2019
None on record
Colonel Neil Christopher Smith FRCVS Trustee 01 November 2013
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 £56.21k £41.43k £43.36k £47.86k £50.38k
Total expenditure £45.50k £39.36k £37.41k £64.51k £38.81k
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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 November 2020 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.

RULES ADOPTED 15TH OCTOBER 1993 AS AMENDED 1 APRIL 2007 AND 1 NOVEMBER 2007.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FUND ARE 1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS BY FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP AND THE WELFARE OF THE CORPS AND PRESERVING ITS TRADITIONS 2) THE RELIEF OF PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS OR THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE BY GRANTS, LOANS, GIFTS, PENSIONS OR OTHERWISE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
REGT SEC RAVC
C/O REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS
SLIM ROAD
CAMBERLEY
SURREY
GU15 4NP
Phone:
03001622563
Email:
REGTSECRAVC@HOTMAIL.CO.UK
Website:

ravc-association.org