Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -9

THE GRENADIER GUARDS CHARITY

Provision of funds to aid both serving and non serving soldiers and their dependents

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £6,370,928 available, equivalent to 97 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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	£560	£789	£-229	£89	£10,070	£6,371	96.9	4
31/12/21	£433	£628	£-195	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£404	£655	£-251	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£504	£707	£-203	£83	£10,579	£7,135	121.1	4
31/12/18	£470	£622	£-152	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	£514	£556	£-42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£473	£584	£-111	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£494	£511	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14	£545	£423	£122	£44	£9,444	£9,444	268.1	3
31/12/13	£1,065	£850	£215	£292	£9,099	£9,099	128.5	3
31/12/12	£439	£507	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11	£666	£540	£126	£170	£8,126	£8,126	180.6	3
31/12/10	£564	£603	£-39	£149	£8,290	£8,290	164.9	3
31/12/09	£651	£443	£208	£117	£7,924	£7,924	214.4	3
31/12/08	£1,181	£574	£607	£240	£7,053	£7,053	147.5	5
31/12/07	£615	£508	£107	£161	£7,320	£7,320	173	2
31/12/06	£419	£718	£-300	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	£431	£400	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04	£422	£399	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 59.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
Reserves/Spending: 96.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.grengds.com

regtladjt@grengds.com

02074143280

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

4 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR CHARLES WALKER KCB, DSO Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: GRENADIER GUARDS ASSOCIATION,

LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR GEORGE PEMBERTON ROSS NORTON KCVO CBE Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: GRENADIER GUARDS ASSOCIATION, THE HM TOWER OF LONDON CHAPELS ROYAL FOUNDATION,

BRIGADIER DAVID MADDAN, Other trusteeship: GRENADIER GUARDS ASSOCIATION,

CHARLES ALBURY GEORGE BENNETT Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: GRENADIER GUARDS ASSOCIATION,

MAJOR GENERAL JAMES MAURICE HANNAN BOWDER OBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: GRENADIER GUARDS ASSOCIATION,

THE EARL OF DERBY, Other trusteeships: GRENADIER GUARDS ASSOCIATION, AINTREE RACECOURSE CHARITABLE APPEAL TRUST, KNOWSLEY SAFARI FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/05/1997, number: 1062257

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

RHQ GRENADIER GUARDS
WELLINGTON BARRACKS
BIRDCAGE WALK
LONDON
SW1E 6HQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS, BY FOSTERING ESPRIT DECORPS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIMEDETERMINE.(2) TO COMMEMORATE AND REMEMBER THOSE MEMBERS, OR FORMER MEMBERS, OF THEGRENADIER GUARDS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES OR SUFFERED INJURY, OR PUTTHEMSELVES AT RISK OF LOSS OF LIFE OR INJURY, IN SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.(3) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS WHO ARE SERVING OR WHOHAVE SERVED IN THE GRENADIER GUARDS OR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS WHOARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.(4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GRENADIERGUARDS, IN THE HISTORY DEEDS TRADITIONS AND ROLE OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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