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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND 

Promoting efficiency and welfare of all ranks serving in the Royal Artillery, incl TA. Relief and assistance to past and present members of the Royal Artillery and their dependants who are in need Grants to soldiers and officers, serving or retired who are in need.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,437,680 available, equivalent to 62 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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£1,791£1,445£346£1£41,428£7,43861.840
31/12/21£1,323£1,059£264£2£39,374£25,990294.540
31/12/20£1,546£992£554£1£35,595£28,636346.440
31/12/19£1,309£1,757£-448£2£35,447£29,028198.340
31/12/18£1,689£1,458£230£3£31,876£25,630210.950
31/12/17£1,807£1,589£219£1£34,089£27,368206.750
31/12/16£1,570£1,584£-14£3£30,687£23,875180.950
31/12/15£1,827£1,533£294£21£27,179£21,478168.150
31/12/14£1,286£1,144£142£16£26,358£20,921219.440
31/12/13£1,244£1,120£124£12£25,748£20,436218.940
31/12/12£1,106£1,195£-89£10£14,239£14,23914340
31/12/11£1,233£1,147£86£12£13,203£13,203138.140
31/12/10£937£1,154£-217£8£14,161£14,161147.240
31/12/09£1,363£1,299£64£12£12,678£12,678117.140
31/12/08£1,200£1,378£-178£13£10,424£10,42490.840
31/12/07£1,442£1,062£380£17£13,812£13,81215660
31/12/06£1,020£1,073£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£845£944£-99£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£920£732£188£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 18%
Reserves/Spending: 61.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 18 months
Quick Ratio: 16.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 60 years
(104 years as a company)

www.thegunners.org.uk

01980845528

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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Germany, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 4 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/04/1964, number: 210202
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/01/1920, number: 00163205
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

RHQRA
Artillery House
Royal Artillery Barracks
Larkhill, SALISBURY
Wiltshire
SP4 8QT

Objectives

(1) IN PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND WELFARE OF ALL OR ANY MEMBERS OF ALL RANKS SERVING IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY WHETHER REGULAR, SPECIAL RESERVE, RESERVE, OR TEMPORARY; AND(2) IN THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF ALL OR ANY PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE MEMBERS OF ALL RANKS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY WHETHER REGULAR, SPECIAL RESERVE, RESERVE, OR TEMPORARY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS, AND THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF ANY DECEASED MEMBER (TOGETHER REFERRED TO AS ‘THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS’) WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF POVERTY, DISABILITY, SICKNESS, INFIRMITY OR OTHERWISE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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