THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS EDUCATION AND WELFARE FUND

Charity number: 1043000
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity provides benefit to serving members of the Brigade of Gurkhas and their families. Key activities: welfare and well being, education and training, medical, recreational facilities and improvement of conditions in theatres of operations

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £453,185
Total expenditure: £394,427

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • Kent
  • North Yorkshire
  • Powys
  • Surrey
  • Brunei
  • Nepal

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 August 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Colonel David Robinson Chair 16 November 2021
None on record
MAJOR CHANDRA KUMAR LIMBU Trustee 26 August 2025
None on record
MAJOR KHADKA BAHADUR GURUNG Trustee 16 September 2024
None on record
MAJOR STUART MILLIGAN Trustee 23 July 2024
None on record
MAJOR SURESH LIMBU Trustee 10 July 2024
None on record
MAJOR TIM CUMMINGS Trustee 29 January 2024
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 £329.43k £371.29k £390.58k £573.56k £453.19k
Total expenditure £300.29k £147.36k £308.66k £292.17k £394.43k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £439.07k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £134.50k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £164.00k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £292.17k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £80.13k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £212.04k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 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 22 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 12/12/1994 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 11/07/1996 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 01/05/2013 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 18/11/2014 as amended on 13 Aug 2019

Charitable objects

Objects 1. The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and its income upon trust to apply them for such one or more of the following objects in the United Kingdom or elsewhere as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall determine. a. The promotion of the efficiency of the Brigade of Gurkhas (BG) in such ways as the Trustees from time to time decide. b. The promotion of the education (including social and physical training) of child(ren) of those serving, wounded in action (WIA) or killed in action (KIA), members of the BG. c. The relief of serving members of the BG and their dependants who are in need, hardship and distress. 2. Without limiting in any way the generality of the objects of the Charity, the Trust may apply the income and capital of the Charity in any or all of the following ways: a. In fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and the welfare of the members of the BG and families, and preserving its history and traditions and to include social media where promotion and exposure of this message can value the members of the Brigade. b. In awarding scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any school, university, college of higher education, or other institution of further (including professional and technical) education in Nepal or elsewhere, approved for the purpose by the Trustees. c. In providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to alleviate the suffering or assist the recovery of beneficiaries. d. In making grants of money or providing for or paying for items, services of facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of beneficiaries. e. In providing recreational and leisure-time facilities for serving members of the BG with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1043000-1 THE DIANE AND NADINE BUNKER TRUST
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 11TH JULY 1996
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY SICK, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM CHILDREN OF SERVING MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS BEING RESETTLED IN NEPAL.
Area of benefit
OVERSEAS
Registration history
  • 01 August 1996 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
HQ Brigade Of Gurkhas
Robertson House
Haig Road
CAMBERLEY
GU15 4NP
Phone:
01276412955
Email:
Ana.lopez900@mod.gov.uk
Website:

No information available