Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -7

THE RIFLES OFFICERS' FUND

The principle activity is the provision of grant support for the relief of need, hardship and distress among Officers and former Officers of the Regiment and the Regiments or the Territorial Army units who are in need of assistance, and their families and dependents. To the extent that income is not required for the principle activity, the Trustees may apply it for the benefit of serving officers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 31 years

officersfund@the-rifles.co.uk

01962828530

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	Volun- teers
31/12/22	*	£36	£40	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/12/21		£29	£34	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£36	£27	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£57	£61	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18		£54	£65	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£48	£29	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£44	£31	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£44	£41	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£40	£31	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£41	£40	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£31	£62	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£29	£28	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£30	£27	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£27	£33	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£67	£37	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£48	£60	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£46	£22	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£30	£43	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£29	£11	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 15/16 persons

LIEUTENANT COLONEL PETER JAMES ALEXANDER BALLS OBE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

OLIVER RUPERT MARSH

BRIGADIER MARK WILSON MBE Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

CAPTAIN ROBERT JOHN GRIBBLE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST,

COLONEL ASHLEY RAYMOND FULFORD OBE Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

COLONEL NICHOLAS ILIC MBE QGM Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

HENRY CHARLES STEEL Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

JEREMY MICHAEL ARCHER MA, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST, THE NOT FORGOTTEN ASSOCIATION (NFA), ROYAL COMMONWEALTH EX-SERVICES LEAGUE, THE DEVONSHIRE AND DORSET REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE DORCHESTER KEEP MILITARY MUSEUM TRUST,

LIEUTENANT COLONEL SIMON DAVID GRAY MBE Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

LIEUTENANT GENERAL CHARLES SEYMORE COLLINS DSO OBE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

LIEUTENANT GENERAL TOM RICHARDSON COPINGER-SYMES CBE Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

MAJOR GENERAL DANIEL REEVE MC Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS HOWARD BEWICK OBE Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

REBECCA CHARLOTTE MACIEJEWSKA Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

SIMON CHARLES HAZLITT, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

COLONEL RALPH GRAHAM ARUNDELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: School Bursar, Other trusteeships: THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/1993, number: 1025591

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 24 days late, AR05: 28 days late,

Main office

RHQ THE RIFLES
PENINSULA BARRACKS
ROMSEY ROAD
WINCHESTER
SO23 8TP

Objectives

(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, DISABILITY, OR THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE; AND(A) ARE OFFICERS OR FORMER OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT, THE FORMER REGIMENTS OR THE TERRITORIAL ARMY UNITS; OR(B) THE FAMILIES OR DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSONS.(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.(3) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE PURPOSE SPECIFIED IN SUB-CLAUSE (1) ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SERVING OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT OR THE TERRITORIAL ARMY UNITS IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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