Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 0

ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION

To provide financial and other assistance to serving and former members of the Corps, their spouses, widows, widowers and dependants who are in need through poverty. To make grants, within Association Guidelines, to the Army Benevolent Fund and to other charities that further the objectives of the Association.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be 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
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £11,462,915 available, equivalent to 72 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 55 years

www.reahq.org.uk

chiefexecrea@rhqre.co.uk

01634847005

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£1,359	£1,904	£-544	£1	£12,092	£11,463	72.3	7	250
31/12/21		£1,327	£1,445	£-119	£0	£14,413	£13,658	113.4	6	300
31/12/20		£1,181	£1,400	£-220	£5	£13,391	£12,671	108.6	6	550
31/12/19		£1,155	£1,428	£-273	£3	£13,031	£12,334	103.6	6	42
31/12/18		£1,171	£849	£322	£6	£11,783	£11,165	157.7	5	300
31/12/17		£1,214	£1,870	£-656	£4	£12,638	£11,986	76.9	4	0
31/12/16		£1,226	£1,015	£211	£2	£12,339	£11,750	138.9	4	0
31/12/15		£1,283	£944	£339	£246	£11,299	£10,761	136.7	4	0
31/12/14		£1,147	£932	£215	£74	£10,802	£10,172	130.9	6	0
31/12/13		£1,102	£909	£193	£86	£10,315	£9,372	123.7	6	0
31/12/12		£1,219	£1,200	£19	£89	£9,322	£7,686	76.8	7	0
31/12/11		£1,169	£1,146	£24	£94	£8,833	£6,964	72.9	7	0
31/12/10		£1,317	£1,146	£171	£92	£9,193	£1,960	20.5	7	0
31/12/09		£1,196	£1,205	£-9	£68	£8,377	£6,551	65.2	8	0
31/12/08		£1,264	£1,154	£110	£66	£7,459	£6,137	63.8	8	0
31/12/07	*	£1,883	£652	£1,231	£71	£8,993	£7,683	141.4	7	0
31/12/06		£992	£971	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£992	£971	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£946	£863	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 72.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 6.8

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

7 employees
250 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

COL RETD JONATHAN MARK RUDDY Appointed: 2021

COLIN BASNETT CBE Appointed: 2019

COLONEL RICHARD HAWKINS MBE ADC Appointed: 2023

JANE THOMSON Appointed: 2019

JEFFREY JUPP Appointed: 2019

LT COL MARTIN HEFFER Appointed: 2016

LORD LANCASTER MARK LANCASTER TD PC Appointed: 2022

LT COL CLAIRE JAMES RE Appointed: 2019

MAJ GEN A S DICKINSON CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST,

ROWAN ADAMS Appointed: 2023

WARRANT OFFICER CLASS ONE MARC ELLIOT MBE Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/06/1969, number: 258322

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR07: 36 days late,

Main office

The Royal Engineers Association
Ravelin Building
Brompton Barracks
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4UG

Objectives

A. TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE CORPS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:(1) BY FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS AND A SPIRIT OF COMRADESHIP AND SERVICE.(2) BY MAINTAINING AN AWARENESS OF CORPS TRADITIONS.(3) BY ACTING AS A LINK BETWEEN SERVING AND RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE CORPS.B. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CORPS, THEIR SPOUSES, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED THROUGH POVERTY.C. TO MAKE GRANTS, WITHIN ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES, TO THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND AND TO OTHER CHARITIES THAT FURTHER THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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