Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

COMBINED CADET FORCE ASSOCIATION

To: act as an adviser to the MoD and HMG on CCF matters; act as a source of information and advice for Contingent Commanders and CCF Officers; promote the CCF; provide financial grants to CCF cadets to assist their development; and, provide financial grants to CCF Contingents in order to help them establish or become more sustainable.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/03/23		£1,355	£2,275	£-919	£0	£3,559	£1,850	9.8	72
31/03/22		£2,156	£533	£1,622	£0	£4,514	£2,065	46.5	53
31/03/21?		£233	£1,658	£-1,425	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20		£2,222	£611	£1,610	£0	£4,226	£3,600	70.7	46
31/07/19		£1,609	£1,201	£408	£0	£2,618	£1,779	17.8	56
31/07/18	*	£1,858	£1,354	£504	£0	£2,179	£611	5.4	0
31/07/17	*	£1,501	£1,682	£-180	£0	£1,625	£633	4.5	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 9.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 27.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 7 years

combinedcadetforce.org.uk/ccfa

HeadOffice@combinedcadetforce.org.uk

020 4586 8181

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

72 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

Age Range of Trustees: 37-67

ALEXANDER EDWARD HUDSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Teacher

CAROLINE JANE HUTTON-STOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

FIONA LOUISE CHAPMAN BSC PGCE Appointed: 2021

NIGEL DAVID ALAN MADDOX CBE (Chair) Appointed: 2016

SCOTT DAVID BENEST Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

JONATHAN JAMES BLEAKLEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

JULIA YU WAN HODGSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

MICHAEL HAMPSHIRE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: None

MICHAEL ZAIN HAMID Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

MYLES PHILIP RIPLEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

SIMON ASHLEY DAVIES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teacher

SIMON JOHN MCMENEMY VR Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: INNS OF COURT AND CITY YEOMANRY TRUST,

SUSAN ELIZABETH BONELL OBE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: LEWES OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2017, number: 1170994
Registered at Companies House on 25/10/2016, number: 10445616

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR18: 66 days late, AR17: 10 days late,

Main office

COMBINED CADET FORCE ASSOCIATION
HOLDERNESS HOUSE
51-61 CLIFTON STREET
LONDON
EC2A 4DW

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) TO DEVELOP THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, MORAL AND CULTURAL CAPACITY OF YOUNG PERSONS, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONAL VALUES, THROUGH EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ADVENTUROUS AND MILITARY STYLE TRAINING, SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS SOCIETY;(2) TO CULTIVATE CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, JUDGEMENT AND POWERS OF COMMUNICATION SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED;(3) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COMBINED CADET FORCE THROUGH FOSTERING CADET ACTIVITY AND ADVANCING THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP ABILITIES OF CADET FORCE ADULT VOLUNTEERS.

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