ROYAL ARMY PHYSICAL TRAINING CORPS ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1053934
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Maintaining contact between past and present members of the RAPTC (AGS, APTS, APTC). Fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and welfare of the RAPTC and thereby preserving its traditions. Assist, either generally or individually, past and present members of the RAPTC and their dependants, who are in conditions of need by virtue of financial hardship, sickness, disability or the effects of old age.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £99,026
Total expenditure: £81,737

People

14 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 October 1976: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • RAPTC (Working name)
  • ARMY PHYSICAL TRAINING CORPS ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jason Murdoch Trustee 05 January 2026
None on record
Ian Horn MBE Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Charles Wilkinson Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Lee Davison Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Geoff Chapman Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Denise Kerridge Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Louise James MBE Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Rachel McKenzie Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
John Larkham Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Gareth Davies Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
David Smith Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Alan Murray Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
James Taylor MBE Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record
Russell Bailey Trustee 09 December 2025
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £82.29k £99.83k £103.66k £107.70k £99.03k
Total expenditure £66.31k £77.70k £93.47k £131.44k £81.74k
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 2025 17 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 November 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22/02/1996 AS AMENDED ON 12/11/2010 AS AMENDED ON 16/09/2011 as amended on 10 Apr 2019 as amended on 30 Apr 2025

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY BY: (A) MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE RAPTC, THE AGS, APTS AND APTC (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO JOINTLY AS THE RAPTC); (B) FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP AND WELFARE OF THE RAPTC AND THEREBY PRESERVING ITS TRADITIONS; (C) ASSIST, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE RAPTC AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS BENEFICIARIES); (D) SUPPORTING THE FORMAL MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (MOD) POLICY FOR RESETTLEMENT AND ASSISTING RAPTC ASSOCIATION LIFE MEMBERS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT ON THEIR TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR WORKING LIFE; (E) THE COMMEMORATION AND REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE RAPTC WHO HAVE DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF THE SACRIFICE MADE BY SUCH PERSONS.

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 1053934-1 ROYAL ARMY PHYSICAL TRAINING CORPS MUSEUM
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 17TH SEPTEMBER 1976 as amended on 15 Nov 2019 as amended on 30 Apr 2025
Charitable objects
TO UPHOLDING THE TRADITIONS OF THE CORPS AND PERPETUATING ITS DEEDS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 13 October 1976 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
HQ RAPTC
Mackenzie Building
Fox Lines
Queen's Avenue
Aldershot
Hampshir
Phone:
01252 787161
Email:
steve.collinson106@mod.gov.uk
Website:

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