Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -8

THE SHROPSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY COMBINED CHARITABLE TRUST

The promotion of the efficiency of The Rifles, its Regimental Associations and support for the Cadet Force Detachments in Shropshire and Herefordshire affiliated to the Regiment. The Charity assists those members of the Regiment and former regiments and their families who cannot be helped through other charitable funds.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely 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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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		£8	£14	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£8	£3	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£9	£3	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£12	£11	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£25	£23	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17		£9	£11	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16		£10	£10	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	*	£118	£121	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/14		£12	£15	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/13		£15	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/12		£9	£9	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/11		£9	£9	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/10		£6	£9	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/09	*	£11	£5	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

01743 842025

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RETD) STEPHEN SWINBANK CANEY MBE BA (Chair)

CAPT NICHOLAS VAZQUEZ

IAN GALLIERS Appointed: 2015

MAJOR DENNIS REGINALD CROOK MBE Appointed: 2012

MARK GWYNNE Appointed: 2015

ANDREW CARNEY, Other trusteeships: ANN BALL AND OTHERS, WISTANSTOW CHURCH CHARITIES,

HUGH WILLIAM GRANT PATTERSON JP BA Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: THE HEREFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM TRUST, HEREFORD AND WORCESTER ARMY CADET FORCE CHARITABLE TRUST,

MAJOR NIGEL ANTHONY DE COURCY JONES, Other trusteeship: MUSEUM OF THE KING'S SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/03/2009, number: 1128364

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR15: 17 days late, AR09: 1 days late,

Main office

RIFLES OFFICE
ARMY RESERVE CENTRE
COPTHORNE BARRACKS
SHREWSBURY
SY3 8LZ

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT (THE RIFLES AND ANY SUCCESSOR REGIMENT INCLUDING ANY TERRITORIAL ARMY UNIT OF THE RIFLES OR ANY SUCCESSOR REGIMENT OPERATING IN SHROPSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE); 2. TO SUPPORT CADET FORCE DETACHMENTS IN SHROPSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE AFFILIATED TO THE REGIMENT; AND3. TO COMMEMORATE AND REMEMBER THOSE MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT AND FORMER REGIMENTS (ANY PREDECESSOR REGIMENT OR UNIT OF THE REGIMENT AND ANY TERRITORIAL ARMY UNIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORMER REGIMENTS) WHO HAVE DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE; AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF THE SACRIFICE MADE BY SUCH PERSONSIN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT; AND4. TO RELIEVE MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR FORMER REGIMENTS HAVING AN AFFILIATION TO SHROPSHIRE OR HEREFORDSHIRE WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS OR OLD AGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES

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