Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

All male board: -3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE LIGHT DRAGOONS REGIMENTAL CHARITY

The charity exists to provide support to the members and former members of the Regiment and it's antecedent Regiments by way of offering assisstance to those in need, suffering hardship or distress by way of grants, gifts or payments for services or facilities. preserving the traditions of the Regiments and fostering espirit de corps within the serving Regiment and the Regimental Association.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
05/04/24		£172	£235	£-64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/23		£205	£263	£-58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/22		£170	£244	£-74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/21		£191	£500	£-309	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/20?		£193	£268	£-74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/18		£128	£132	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/17		£169	£207	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/16		£274	£200	£74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/15		£255	£183	£72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/14		£166	£156	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/13		£354	£161	£193	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/12		£470	£164	£307	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/11		£204	£154	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/10		£314	£143	£172	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/09		£194	£192	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/08		£160	£140	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/07		£165	£152	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/06	*	£146	£143	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/05		£215	£189	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/04/04		£135	£128	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 30 years

www.lightdragoons.org.uk

mail@lightdragoons.org.uk

01912393138

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Ministry of Defence - OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
£35,000	29/03/2022	To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the wider veterans community.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000	26/06/2017 24	Charge ! Englands Northern Cavalry ~ Museum & Education Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

CHARLES FRYER SEABOURNE MAY Appointed: 2013

CHRISTOPHER NEAL BIRD Appointed: 2013

COLONEL HENRY ANGUS WATSON Appointed: 2008

EDWARD THOMAS LEGARD Appointed: 2013

HARRY PATRICK OGDEN Appointed: 2016

MAJOR MEL TAZEY MBE Appointed: 2013

NICHOLAS MILNE Appointed: 2015

RICHARD CHARLES RENWICK Appointed: 2014

WILLIAM GURTH PETO Appointed: 2013

JEREMY ROBERT BARKES Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/11/1994, number: 1041982

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 45 days late,

Main office

HOME HEADQUARTERS
THE LIGHT DRAGOONS
FENHAM BARRACKS
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE2 4NP

Objectives

(A) THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT; (B) THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF BODIES CONNECTED WITH THE REGIMENT OR THE FORMER REGIMENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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