HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY

Charity number: 208443
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Support of the HAC Regiment (a Reserve Unit of the Army), a Detachment of the City of London Special Constabulary, Benevolent Fund and ceremonial Sub-units (The Pikemen & Musketeers and the Light Cavalry), Conservation of the Company's Estate and Preservation of the Company's Treasures; by assisting with recruitment, Sustaining Company Membership and ensuring Long-Term Sustainability.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

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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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 April 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • H A C (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 vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

29 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Hamish Mundell Trustee 19 March 2025
None on record
Dr Sylvia Frances Edwards Trustee 19 March 2025
None on record
Edmund Dadzie-Yorke Trustee 19 March 2025
None on record
Lt Col Martin Douglas King Trustee 19 March 2025
None on record
Major Francis Oliver Smiddy Trustee 19 March 2025
None on record
Lt General Sir Charles Roland Vincent Walker KCB DSO Trustee 01 June 2024
None on record
James Gordon Brooke Trustee 21 March 2024
None on record
Colonel Robert Stuart Thomas Murphy Trustee 21 March 2024
None on record
Lt Col George Cobb Trustee 01 November 2023
None on record
Michael John Cutteridge Trustee 22 March 2023
None on record
Lieutenant Colonel Karl Eze Trustee 22 March 2023
None on record
Colonel Howard James Philip Wilkinson Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Tony Gabb Trustee 23 March 2022
None on record
Ian Frederick Sivyer Trustee 23 March 2022
None on record
Maj Christian Oliver Wragg Trustee 18 March 2020
None on record
Lt Col Simon John Rhodes Halliday TD Trustee 18 March 2020
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED
Received: On time
Maj Iain Cardean Spottiswoode Morpeth TD Trustee 18 March 2020
None on record
Major Peter Dirom Courtenay Vyvyan-Robinson Trustee 14 March 2018
None on record
Major David Brigden Trustee 14 March 2018
None on record
Major James Alexander Robinson Trustee 15 March 2017
None on record
Major Hari Voyantzis Trustee 15 March 2017
None on record
William Hulbert Grove Trustee 16 March 2016
None on record
Timothy Lloyd Davies Trustee 16 March 2016
None on record
CAPTAIN HUGO ROLAND JEE Trustee 26 March 2013
None on record
MAJOR GENERAL SIMON FRANCIS NEIL LALOR CB, TD Trustee 02 March 2012
None on record
EDWIN ALBERT SEABROOK Trustee
None on record
MAJOR SIMON CHRISTOPHER BRIGGS TD Trustee
None on record
Charles Verriour Marment Trustee
TRUST PROPERTY HELD BY TRUSTEES OF ST AUGUSTINE'S PRIORY
Received: On time
LT. COL JOHN ROBERT LONGBOTTOM Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £6.39m £3.55m £3.38m £4.64m £5.10m
Total expenditure £4.91m £3.79m £3.01m £4.09m £5.74m
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 £23.00k £56.00k £37.00k £12.00k £123.00k
Income - Other trading activities £2.21m £1.16m £917.00k £2.07m £4.09m
Income - Charitable activities £319.00k £514.00k £309.00k £320.00k £323.00k
Income - Endowments £0 £6.00k £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.81m £1.83m £1.93m £1.97m £231.00k
Income - Other £2.02m £0 £191.00k £264.00k £331.00k
Income - Legacies £23.00k £50.00k £20.00k £0 £116.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.07m £2.26m £1.81m £2.56m £4.08m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.84m £1.52m £1.20m £1.53m £1.66m
Expenditure - Governance £54.00k £780.00k £734.00k £822.00k £929.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.13m £668.00k £418.00k £765.00k £1.72m
Expenditure - Investment management £282.00k £68.00k £73.00k £48.00k £60.00k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £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 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Own use assets £41.92m £5.38m £5.11m £46.32m £4.72m
Long-term investments £8.49m £53.36m £55.62m £9.90m £48.10m
Other assets £5.45m £3.96m £4.14m £5.07m £4.52m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£86.00k -£72.00k -£63.00k £0 £0
Total liabilities £1.50m £657.00k £687.00k £1.06m £1.13m

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 October 2023 28 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 28 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 11 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 11 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 24 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 24 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 30 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 30 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 05 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 05 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
WILL PROVED AT LLANDUDNO 12 AUGUST 1941
Charitable objects
THE FUND TO BE HELD BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY UPON TRUST TO PROVIDE SUCH PRIZES (TO BE AWARDED ANNUALLY) AS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF EACH BATTERY OF SUCH COMPANY SHALL CONSIDER THE MOST CONDUCIVE TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BATTERIES OF THE SAID REGIMENT.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 22 April 1964 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Honourable Artillery Co
Finsbury Barracks
City Road
LONDON
EC1Y 2BQ
Phone:
0207 382 1537