Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 6

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE RIFLES AND LIGHT INFANTRY ASSOCIATION, SOMERSET

The purpose is to promote the efficiency of The Rifles by maintaining contact between past and present members, including those from former regiments. The Association fosters esprit de corps, comradeship and welfare. Control is exercised through Association Branches within the County of Somerset and the City and County of Bristol.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely 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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£25	£11	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/12/21	*	£7	£8	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20	*	£37	£7	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/12/19		£14	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/18		£14	£17	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	15
31/12/17	*	£10	£11	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£11	£18	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£9	£10	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£8	£11	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£10	£11	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£9	£19	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	*	£10	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£11	£15	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£18	£26	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	*	£13	£16	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£15	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£14	£10	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£14	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£34	£31	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 33 years

aotaunton@the-rifles.co.uk

01823333434

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Bristol City, Somerset,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pilgramige To National Armed Forces Memorial
£7,650	05/07/2017 12	This group will use the funding to allow members to attend the National Arboretum at Alrewas, where they will pay homage to their comrades who lost their lives and present a series of talks with ....more This group will use the funding to allow members to attend the National Arboretum at Alrewas, where they will pay homage to their comrades who lost their lives and present a series of talks with local schools and cadet units. This will develop the understanding of local school children and commemorate those who have served in the armed forces.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

KEITH TREGIDGO Appointed: 2022

MAJOR KEVIN MICHAEL TUHEY QVRM TD VR Appointed: 2018

ROBERT JAMES GUEST TD Appointed: 2018

BRIGADIER NEVILLE HOLMES Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: LORD LIEUTENANT OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S FUND,

BRIGADIER RICHARD HARDY DUNCAN TOOMEY CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: Action4Diabetes, THE DEVONSHIRE AND DORSET REGIMENTAL TRUST, THE DORCHESTER KEEP MILITARY MUSEUM TRUST,

COLONEL TIMOTHY WEEKS OBE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE SOMERSET MILITARY MUSEUM TRUST,

MAJOR ROGER ERNEST EVANS Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE DAUBENY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY,

MICHAEL MOTUM DL Appointed: 2007, Other trusteeships: THE VILLAGE HALL (SHAPWICK), THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT MUSEUM TRUST, THE SOMERSET MILITARY MUSEUM TRUST, THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/01/1991, number: 800595

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 22 days late, AR20: 11 days late, AR17: 68 days late, AR15: 0 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR08: 364 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE SOMERSET AND CORNWALL REGIMENTAL FUND on 27/10/2022

Main office

THE RIFLES OFFICE
14 MOUNT STREET
TAUNTON
SOMERSET
TA1 3QB
TA1 3QB

Objectives

A. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE RIFLES (THE REGIMENT) BY: (1)MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE FORMER THE LIGHT INFANTRY, THE FORMER THE SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY AND THE FORMER THE SOMERSET & CORNWALL LIGHT INFANTRY (THE FORMER REGIMENTS) AND FORMER AND SERVING MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT, FOSTERING MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THEM AND PROVIDING FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR THEM; AND 2)FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP AND THE WELFARE OF THE REGIMENT AND PRESERVING ITS TRADITIONS AND THOSE OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS. B. TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS AND FORMER OR SERVING MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT WHO HAVE HAD REGULAR OR EMBODIED TERRITORIAL ARMY SERVICE, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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