Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Grant making

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £10,194,931 available, equivalent to 90 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 33 years

corps.treasurer@rhqre.co.uk

03001665212

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/12/22	£1,449	£1,366	£83	£235	£10,195	£10,195	89.5	11
31/12/21	£1,354	£1,173	£180	£219	£11,420	£11,405	116.6	10
31/12/20	£1,356	£1,211	£145	£252	£10,466	£10,449	103.5	10
31/12/19	£1,206	£1,236	£-30	£270	£9,879	£9,861	95.7	8
31/12/18	£1,292	£1,354	£-62	£332	£8,902	£8,879	78.7	6
31/12/17	£1,164	£1,082	£82	£245	£9,766	£9,735	108	6
31/12/16	£1,271	£1,264	£7	£241	£8,994	£8,960	85.1	6
31/12/15	£1,348	£969	£379	£0	£8,368	£8,333	103.2	6
31/12/14	£1,178	£957	£222	£60	£7,873	£7,838	98.3	6
31/12/13	£1,195	£1,008	£187	£74	£7,460	£7,438	88.5	7
31/12/12	£1,158	£969	£190	£59	£6,693	£6,656	82.5	7
31/12/11	£944	£722	£222	£63	£6,123	£6,085	101.1	4
31/12/10	£921	£721	£200	£50	£6,160	£6,099	101.5	4
31/12/09	£881	£835	£46	£46	£5,518	£5,457	78.4	4
31/12/08	£861	£727	£134	£49	£4,852	£4,787	79.1	4
31/12/07	£806	£701	£105	£40	£6,152	£6,079	104	4
31/12/06	£752	£584	£168	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£737	£551	£186	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£664	£530	£134	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 28.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 70%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 89.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

11 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

BRIGADIER DAVID BICKERS MBE Appointed: 2021

BRIGADIER JAMES WEBSTER Appointed: 2023

COLONEL ALASTAIR COOPER QVRM Appointed: 2022

MAJOR GENERAL BOBBY WALTON-KNIGHT CBE Appointed: 2014

MAJOR GENERAL DAVID SOUTHALL CBE Appointed: 2020

MAJOR GENERAL NICHOLAS JOHN CAVANAGH Appointed: 2017

MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD SEMPLE CBE Appointed: 2020

WARRANT OFFICER CLASS ONE SPENCER EARDLEY Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: ROYAL ENGINEERS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRUST,

COLONEL RICHARD BOUKE HAWKINS MBE ADC Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: 101 (CITY OF LONDON) ENGINEER REGIMENT (RICHMOND HILL) CHARITABLE TRUST, ROYAL ENGINEERS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TRUST, ROYAL ENGINEERS HEADQUARTER MESS,

MAJOR GENERAL ALASTAIR DICKINSON CBE Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/1991, number: 1003032

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

HQRE
BROMPTON BARRACKS
DOCK ROAD
CHATHAM
KENT
ME4 4UG

Objectives

(A)TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE ROYAL ENGINEERS); (B)TO PROMOTE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION AND THE INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS AS LAID DOWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CHARTERS; (C)TO FOSTER AN ESPRIT DE CORPS IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS; (D)TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY NECESSITOUS PERSONS BEING MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS OR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE BENEFICIARIES)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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