Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Fundraising costs low: +3

All male board: -3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE IRISH GUARDS CHARITY

Fund raising and distribution of funds to beneficiaries

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,394,121 available, equivalent to 149 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 2 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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	*	£950	£436	£515	£12	£5,394	£5,394	148.6	0	0
31/12/21	*	£5,485	£0	£5,485	£0	£5,485	£5,485	INF	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 148.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 3 years

Niall.Hall117@mod.gov.uk

02074143293

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES ALDRIDGE MBE Appointed: 2022

HORACE ALCOCK FIELD PARSHALL Appointed: 2021

MAJOR GENERAL CHRISTOPHER JOHN GHIKA CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2021

MICHAEL CORBETT Appointed: 2021

ROBIN MCNEIL BOYD Appointed: 2021

ASHE GEORGE RUSSELL WINDHAM Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE HENRY VI CHARITY, OLD ETONIAN TRUST(THE), LEMPRIERE PRINGLE 2015, CANCER AND PISCES TRUST,

THOMAS ANTHONY LEWIS OLSEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2021, number: 1194198

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR22: 143 days late, AR21: 179 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from IRISH GUARDS BENEVOLENT FUND on 20/06/2023

Main office

REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS
IRISH GUARDS
WELLINGTON BARRACKS
BIRDCAGE WALK
LONDON
SW1A 6HQ

Objectives

(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) TO ASSIST AND PROVIDE RELIEF TO ANY SERVING OR FORMER SERVING OFFICER, WARRANT OFFICER, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OR GUARDSMAN OF THE REGIMENT OF THE IRISH GUARDS, OR IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE REGIMENT OF THE IRISH GUARDS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THEIR SPOUSES, PARTNERS, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, PARENTS (WHETHER OR NOT REMARRIED), CHILDREN, CARERS OR SIMILAR PERSONS WHO ARE IN HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR NEED, WHETHER SUCH NEED IS FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE; (B) TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE THOSE CHARITIES, WHETHER THE SAME BE A MILITARY OR CIVIL CHARITY, WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT THOSE PERSONS OR PERSONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE OR (C) BELOW; (C) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT OF THE IRISH GUARDS IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE; AND (D) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE REGIMENT OF THE IRISH GUARDS ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. (2) NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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