Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE RAMC CHARITY 

This Charity is for serving, ex-serving and families of the members of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). The objects of The RAMC Charity are: To promote the of the Army and in particular the RAMC in such charitable ways, including; maintaining contact with present and past members, fostering esprit de corps, to provide relief for those in need and to promote military medical research.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £16,894,717 available, equivalent to 264 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 15 years

01276412752

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£522£769£-248£0£16,895£16,895263.620
31/12/21£526£702£-176£0£19,574£19,574334.620
31/12/20£537£758£-221£0£18,635£0n/a20
31/12/19£591£904£-314£0£17,743£17,743235.410
31/12/18£517£606£-89£0£15,924£15,924315.410
31/12/17£517£1,075£-558£0£17,036£17,036190.200
31/12/16£503£557£-54£0£16,190£16,190348.500
31/12/15£530£555£-25£36£15,005£15,005324.200
31/12/14£495£427£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£605£412£194£40£9,915£9,915289.100
31/12/12£498£436£62£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£540£375£165£33£7,886£7,886252.200
31/12/10£590£396£193£92£7,926£7,92624000
31/12/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 263.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 110.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 2 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2009, number: 1129091
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/01/2009, number: 06782587
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS R A M C
SLIM ROAD
CAMBERLEY
GU15 4NP

Objectives

3. The objects for which the Company is established (and which are referred to in this document as the Objects) are:-3.1 to promote the efficiency of the Army and in particular the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) in such charitable ways as the trustees think fit, including:-3. 1.1 maintaining contact between past and present members of the Corps through social gatherings and other means3.1.2 fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and welfare3.1.3 perpetuating the deeds and preserving the traditions of the RAMC3.1.4 promoting medical research and undertaking the dissemination of the results thereof through publications and other means3.1.5 providing prizes and awards3.2 to educate the public and service personnel about the history, deeds, traditions and role of the RAMC3.3 to promote the commemoration and remembrance of those members of the RAMC who have died while on active service, and to encourage public recognition of the sacrifice made by such persons3.4 to relieve either past or present members of the RAMC and their dependents who are in need by virtue of financial hardship, sickness, disability or the effects of old age through the provision of grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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