Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

UNITED KINGDOM RESERVE FORCES ASSOCIATION

UKRFA provides financial support to enable UK serving Reservists to participate in international reservist activities both within NATO and wider across the world. Support is available to Reserve Officers, Reserve Medical Officers, and Reserve Non Commissioned Officers. Activities supported include Education and Training, which enhance the utility and employability of Reservists in civilian life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£373,124	£451,539	£-78,415	2
31/03/22	£169,144	£95,513	£73,631	2
31/03/21	£190,001	£79,747	£110,254	0
31/03/20	£321,504	£319,009	£2,495	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

co-rfa@rfca.mod.uk

02074268358

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

SURGEON COMMANDER ANDREW WILLIAM MURRISON MP Appointed: 2022

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER LEE ARGENT QVRM TD DL FCA Appointed: 2019

MAJOR GENERAL GREGORY STEPHEN SMITH CB QVRM TD Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: KING EDWARD THE SIXTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, NORWICH, FOOD AND FARMING DISCOVERY TRUST, THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM TRUST (THE BMMT),

MAJOR GENERAL JAMES HENRY GORDON CB CBE Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: BRADDEN TOWN LAND CHARITY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2018, number: 1181194

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

HOLDERNESS HOUSE
51-61 CLIFTON STREET
LONDON
EC2A 4EY

Objectives

TO FURTHER THE EFFICIENCY OF THE RESERVE FORCES OF THE CROWN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:1.ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THEIR PERSONNEL BOTH SERVING AND RETIRED;2.PROMOTING INTEREST AND MORALE IN THE RESERVE FORCES OF THE CROWN AND RECRUITMENT TO THEM;3.PROMOTING THE RESERVE FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WITHIN THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION (NATO), THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, BY UNDERTAKING THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS AND GOOD PRACTICE WITH THE RESERVE FORCES OF ALLIED NATIONS THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN SUCH MILITARY COMPETITIONS AND TRAINING EXERCISES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DECIDE.

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