THE ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 238197
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 Royal Artillery, fostering mutual friendship between them. Fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and welfare of the Royal Artillery and preserving its traditions. To provide relief for those past and present members of the Royal Artillery and their dependants who are in conditions of need.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £269,650
Total expenditure: £325,023

People

1 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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Bermuda
  • Germany
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 December 1964: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND (210202) Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £320.47k £882.59k £148.43k £241.29k £269.65k
Total expenditure £341.58k £167.53k £220.66k £308.00k £325.02k
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 £776.08k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £25.52k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £80.99k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £608.83k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £103.42k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £40 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £6.68k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £64.07k 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 December 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 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.

SCHEME DATED 16/12/2005 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 17/05/2008 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12/03/2014 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 16/05/2015

Charitable objects

A)TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY BY: I) MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY, FOSTERING MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THEM AND PROVIDING SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR THEM; AND II) FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP AND THE WELFARE OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND PRESERVING ITS TRADITIONS. B) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. 2) THE BOARD MAY RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED UNDER CLAUSE 1(B) 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

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
RHQRA
Royal Artillery Barracks
Larkhill
SALISBURY
Wiltshire
SP4 8QT
Phone:
01980845528
Email:
No information available
Website:

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