THE WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATING QUEEN MARY'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS AND AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE COMRADES ASSOCIATION)

Charity Number: 206184
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Maintaining contact between former members of the QMAAC, ATS and WRAC and women still serving in the ARMY. Fostering esprit de Corps, comradeship and welfare. To relieve those in need by making grants or providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income:
£525,877

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Donations and legacies £283.33k
Charitable activities £763
Other trading activities £0
Investments £236.38k
Other £5.41k

Total expenditure:
£652,700

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Raising funds £27.56k
Charitable activities £625.14k
Other £0

£799,405 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £27.56k
Charitable expenditure £625.14k

People

7 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 June 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • W R A C ASSOCIATION (Working 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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 owns and/or leases 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SHELLEY ANN WHITEHEAD Trustee 11 July 2023
None on record
DAWN MENDAY Trustee 11 July 2023
None on record
Lt Colonel Tim Savage Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
Shan Marie Frances Veillard-Thomas Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
COLONEL AMANDA HASSELL Trustee 31 August 2017
None on record
Sue Mackenzie Trustee 01 July 2017
None on record
Barbara Johnson Trustee 01 February 2017
None on record
Major Monica Catherine Mary Jones Trustee 31 May 2015
None on record
Helen Merrington-Rust Trustee 01 April 2015
THE SOCIETY OF ALL SAINTS SISTERS OF THE POOR (COMMONLY CALLED SOCIETY OF ALL SAINTS)
Received: On time
Lt Colonel ROWENA CHARLOTTE Naile MBE Trustee 05 July 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £325.73k £278.35k £330.84k £347.36k £525.88k
Total expenditure £514.57k £406.42k £510.87k £600.69k £652.70k
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 N/A £283.33k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £763
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £236.38k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £5.41k
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £145.91k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £625.14k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £27.56k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £22.05k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £217.35k
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £27.56k
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £10.25k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £8.16m
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £120.42k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £26.55k

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 30 September 2024 02 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 02 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 07 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 07 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 04 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 04 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 26 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 26 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 22 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 22 March 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.

RULES ADOPTED 01/07/1950 AS AMENDED ON 13/10/2000 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 04/11/2002 AS AMENDED ON 02/04/2011 AS AMENDED ON 10/07/2013

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY BY: (A) MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN FORMER MEMBERS OF QUEEN MARY'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS (QMAAC), THE AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE (ATS), THE AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE TERRITORIAL ARMY (ATS TA), WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS (WRAC), WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS TERRITORIAL ARMY (WRAC TA), WRAC TERRITORIAL AND VOLUNTEER RESERVE (WRAC TAVR) AND WOMEN STILL SERVING IN THE ARMY, FOSTERING MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THEM AND PROVIDING FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS. (B) FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP, WELFARE AND PRESERVING THE TRADITIONS OF THE QMAAC, THE ATS, THE ATS TA, THE WRAC, WRAC TA, AND WRAC TAVR."

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 206184-1 AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE AND WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND (INCORPORATING THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S MEMORIAL FUND)
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 16 MAY 2000
Charitable objects
A) TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE CORPS IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW; AND B) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED WHO ARE EITHER: I) PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE CORPS; OR II) THE CHILDREN OR DEPENDENTS OF ANY PERSON (ALIVE OR DEAD) WHO HAS SERVED IN THE CORPS. 2) THE TRUSTEES MAY RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED BY: A) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR B) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR C) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.
Area of benefit
NATIONAL
Registration history
  • 08 June 2000 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
ATR Winchester
Sir John Moore Barracks Building 24
Andover Road
WINCHESTER
Hampshire
SO22 6NQ
Phone:
03004001992
Email:
jane.winfield@wraca.org.uk
Website:

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