The Association of Wrens and Women of the Royal Naval Services

Charity number: 257040
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

307 Provides advocacy/advice/information 309 Acts as umbrella or resource body

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £123,884
Total expenditure: £99,881

People

10 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
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • New Zealand
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 1969: Standard registration
  • 15 May 2012: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE ASSOCIATION OF WRENS (Previous name)
  • THE ASSOCIATION OF WRENS (WOMEN OF THE ROYAL NAVAL SERVICES) (Previous 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
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Claire Talbot Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Jane Lancaster Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Sarah Holmes Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Janet Vanson Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Lucy Ottley Trustee 12 October 2024
None on record
Sheila Houghton Trustee 14 October 2023
None on record
Andrea Cross Trustee 14 October 2023
None on record
ANDREA WRIGLEY Trustee 29 October 2022
None on record
ANNE LOUISE CAMERON Trustee 01 November 2021
None on record
Janette Crisp Trustee 23 October 2020
WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE BENEVOLENT TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £185.73k £76.89k £210.39k £103.81k £123.88k
Total expenditure £149.29k £99.05k £151.37k £101.39k £99.88k
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 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 February 2024 27 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 February 2024 27 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 November 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.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF WRENS REVISED 14 MARCH 1969, 26 OCTOBER 1975, 1991, 27 OCTOBER 2001 AND 22 OCTOBER 2011 AS AMENDED ON 24 SEP 2016 AS AMENDED ON 29 SEP 2018 AS AMENDED ON 29 SEP 2018 AS AMENDED ON 10 JAN 2019 AS AMENDED ON 24 SEP 2016 as amended on 20 Feb 2023

Charitable objects

The Objects of the Charity are to promote the efficiency of women in the Royal Naval Services in the following ways: a) Celebrating past and current achievements, preserving the history and traditions, fostering esprit-de-corps and comradeship and encouraging personnel to benefit from the experience of former members of said Service and of their predecessors in the Women's Royal Naval Service ("WRNS"), in particular, but not exclusively, by maintaining contact and binding together in practical friendship with each other. b) Where necessary refer former serving members of the WRNS and serving and retired women of the Royal Naval Services and their dependants to the appropriate service charity or charities.

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 257040-1 VERA LAUGHTON MATHEWS' AWARD
Governing document
RULES ADOPTED MAY 1962
Charitable objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DAUGHTERS OF EX W.R.N.S. OFFICERS OR RATINGS TO ENABLE THEM TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR SPECIAL TRAINING LIKELY TO DEVELOP THEIR CHARACTER AND POTENTIAL CAPABILITIES
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 21 March 1969 : Standard registration
  • 15 May 2012 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
Building 1/87
Scott Road
H M Naval Base
Portsmouth
Hants
PO1 3LU
Phone:
02392725141
Email:
office@wrens.org.uk
Website:

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