THE RIFLES AND THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENTAL TRUST

Charity number: 1054647
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting the Army, the Regiment (The Rifles), the RGBW and its antecedent regiments often through grants. It also: seeks to advance the education of the public, wider regiment and cadets in matters of deeds, history and training; supports heritage and core county activities; commemorates and remembers the fallen; addresses distress; and, fosters regimental ethos.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2022

Total income: £33
Total expenditure: £39,318

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Bristol City
  • Gloucestershire
  • Isle Of Wight
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • South Gloucestershire
  • West Berkshire
  • Wiltshire
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 April 1996: Standard registration
  • 30 June 2017: Funds received from 255781 ROCKE BEQUEST
  • 24 July 2017: Funds received from 1054654 THE RIFLES AND THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIR...
  • 24 July 2017: Funds received from 1054659 THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE...
  • 22 September 2022: Funds transferred to 1119061 THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST
  • 22 September 2022: Removed (Transfer of funds)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE RIFLES AND THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT OFFICERS' TRUST (Previous name)
  • THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT OFFICERS' TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2018 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022
Total gross income £282.36k £20.86k £17.97k £13.60k £33
Total expenditure £62.08k £44.06k £46.62k £321.10k £39.32k
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 2022 21 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 February 2021 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2019 28 January 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 Not Required

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.

SCHEME DATED 30 JUN 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE (1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN AND IN PARTICULAR THE REGIMENT. (2) TO COMMEMORATE AND REMEMBER THOSE MEMBERS, OR FORMER MEMBERS, OF THE REGIMENT AND THE FORMER REGIMENTS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES OR SUFFERED INJURY, OR PUT THEMSELVES AT RISK OF LOSS OF LIFE OR INJURY, IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. (3) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS WHO ARE SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE REGIMENT OR THE FORMER REGIMENTS, OR THE DEPENDENTS OR FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. (4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT AND THE FORMER REGIMENTS IN THE HISTORY, DEEDS, TRADITIONS AND ROLE OF THE REGIMENT AND THE FORMER REGIMENTS. (5) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PERSONS SERVING IN AFFILIATED CADET UNITS IN THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH AFFILIATED CADET UNITS.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL