THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT WELFARE FUND

Charity number: 246902
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To foster esprit de corps among former members of the Royal Hampshire Regiment enabling them to keep in touch with Regimental affairs and with each other. To assist Comrades to obtain suitable employment and to relieve them and/or their dependents, widows or children who are in need, hardship or distress. To produce a report upon the activities and deaths of comrades.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £42,688
Total expenditure: £84,168

People

9 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE COMRADES ASSOCIATION (Working name)
  • CHARITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT (Previous name)
  • THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT COMRADES ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
  • THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT COMRADES ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Timothy Andrew Lepel Glass Chair 09 December 2021
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time
Amy Stone Trustee 21 June 2023
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time
Col Simon Aubrey Craycroft Frere-Cook MBE Trustee 09 December 2021
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time
Lt Col Stuart Joseph Nye MBE Trustee 09 December 2021
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time
Lieutenant Colonel Retired Christopher Frank Warren Trustee 09 December 2021
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time
THE HONG KONG LEP TRUST
Received: On time
Col Paul Anthony Davis CBE Trustee 09 December 2021
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time
John Michael Curtis Trustee 09 December 2021
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time
Brigadier David Harrison MBE DL Trustee 09 December 2021
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time
Matthew Fraser Pearce Trustee 09 December 2021
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM
Received: On time

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 £19.59k £319.95k £39.23k £41.39k £42.69k
Total expenditure £78.48k £124.64k £89.33k £44.13k £84.17k
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 December 2023 11 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 20 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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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 03 JUN 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SUCCESSOR REGIMENT BY FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS AMONG MEMBERS AND ENABLING THEM TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH REGIMENTAL AFFAIRS AND WITH ONE ANOTHER. (2) ASSISTING MEMBERS TO OBTAIN SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT. (3) TO RELIEVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE FORMER REGIMENT, AND FORMER AND SERVING MEMBERS OF THE SUCCESSOR REGIMENT WHO WERE DOMICILED IN HAMPSHIRE OR THE ISLE OF WIGHT AT THE TIME OF ENLISTMENT OR COMMISSIONING, OR THEIR DEPENDENTS, WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. (4) 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. (5) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE OBJECT SPECIFIED IN SUB-CLAUSES (1-3) ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF PERSON WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: (A) SERVING OFFICERS AND EX-OFFICERS WHO PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN SECONDED OR ATTACHED TO THE FORMER REGIMENT AND THEIR DEPENDENTS; (B) OFFICERS AND EX-OFFICERS OF THE WESSEX REGIMENT WHO HAVE SERVED IN COMPANIES IN HAMPSHIRE OR THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND THEIR DEPENDENTS; (C) TERRITORIAL AND ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS AND FORMER TERRITORIAL AND ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES'S ROYAL REGIMENT WHO HAVE SERVED IN TERRITORIAL AND ARMY RESERVE COMPANIES IN HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT.

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 246902-3 THE HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT MILITARY AID FUND
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 10 DECEMBER 1999, AMENDED 5 FEBRUARY 2003 AND 29 OCTOBER 2008
Charitable objects
(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF OF THOSE MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY (WHETHER REGULAR, TERRITORIAL, MILITIA, YEOMANRY OR VOLUNTEER) AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, AND WHO ARE OR WERE: MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF ANY REGIMENT OR CORPS RAISED IN THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE; MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES'S ROYAL REGIMENT (QUEEN'S AND ROYAL HAMPSHIRES) WHO WERE RESIDENT IN THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE AT THE TIME OF THEIR ENLISTMENT. (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
  • 22 September 1962 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum
Serles House
Southgate Street
Winchester
SO23 9EG
Phone:
01962863658
Email:
museum@royalhampshireregiment.org
Website:

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