Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

THE MERCIAN REGIMENTAL CHARITY

THE AIMS OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT, THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MEMORIALS AND CHAPELS OF THE REGIMENT AND FORMER REGIMENTS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/03/23	£152,591	£151,410	£1,181
31/03/22	£140,563	£264,116	£-123,553
31/03/21	£157,398	£162,721	£-5,323
31/03/20	£173,907	£216,827	£-42,920
31/03/19	£184,836	£207,082	£-22,246

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

pamela.mear703@mod.gov.uk

01543434353

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIG PHILIP KIMBER OBE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

BRIG CHARLES GINN CBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

BRIG SIMON BANTON OBE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeships: THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST, THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

COL ADRIAN WALTON MBE, Other trusteeships: THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT (THE PRINCE OF WALES'S) REGIMENTAL CHARITY, THE STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST, THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

LT COL CHARLES WHITTING Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

LT COL GRANT BROWN Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

LT COL NEIL MACKINTOSH Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY, THE BRYNTAIL COTTAGE CHARITY,

LT GEN IAN CAVE CB (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeship: THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

MARK ELLIOTT Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: BOWYERS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

MARK JACKSON OBE, Other trusteeships: MERCIAN REGIMENT MUSEUM (WORCESTERSHIRE), WORCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2018, number: 1177059

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
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
Paying staff
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Regimental Headquarters
The Mercian Regiment
Whittington Barracks
Lichfield
WS14 9TJ

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE;2) THE PRESERVATION OF THE MEMORIALS AND CHAPELS OF THE REGIMENT AND THE FORMER REGIMENTS, INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION IN PERPETUITY OF THE CRICH MEMORIAL AND ITS GROUNDS;3) TO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE REGIMENT OR THE FORMER REGIMENTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

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