HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 22 April 1964
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £5,378,000
Latest expenditure: £5,236,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Honourable Artillery Co, Armoury House, City Road, LONDON, EC1Y 2BQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.hac.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support of the HAC Regiment (a Reserve Unit of the Army), a Detachment of the City of London Special Constabulary, Benevolent Fund and ceremonial Sub-units (The Pikemen & Musketeers and the Light Cavalry), Conservation of the Company's Estate and Preservation of the Company's Treasures; by assisting with recruitment, Sustaining Company Membership and ensuring Long-Term Sustainability.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,378,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,236,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,322,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,214,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,096,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,739,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,635,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,087,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,380,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,005,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,378,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,236,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,322,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,214,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,096,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,739,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £4,635,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,087,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,380,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,005,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 72000
Income Other Trading Activities: 2671000
Income Charitable Activities: 389000
Income Investments: 1915000
Income Other: 331000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5378000
Income Legacies: 60000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,733,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,503,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5236000
Expenditure Investment Management: 58000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 974000
Expenditure Governance: 55000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2529000
Expenditure Depreciation: 162000
Gain Loss Investment: 1554000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -778000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,032,000
Assets Total Fixed: 55686000
Assets Own Use: 4973000
Assets Long Term Investment: 50713000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,897,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,264,000
Assets Current Investment: 1831000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £58,319,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1264000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £385,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 52038000
Funds Restricted: 6281000
Funds Total: 58319000
Count Employees: 27
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 113000
Income Other Trading Activities: 2504000
Income Charitable Activities: 337000
Income Investments: 1969000
Income Other: 399000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5322000
Income Legacies: 80000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,804,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,410,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5214000
Expenditure Investment Management: 57000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1009000
Expenditure Governance: 54000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2401000
Expenditure Depreciation: 184000
Gain Loss Investment: 1148000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -51000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,708,000
Assets Total Fixed: 54294000
Assets Own Use: 4914000
Assets Long Term Investment: 49380000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,428,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,321,000
Assets Current Investment: 2501000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £57,401,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1321000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £627,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 51647000
Funds Restricted: 5754000
Funds Total: 57401000
Count Employees: 27
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 123000
Income Other Trading Activities: 4088000
Income Charitable Activities: 323000
Income Investments: 231000
Income Other: 331000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5096000
Income Legacies: 116000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,663,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,076,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5739000
Expenditure Investment Management: 60000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1715000
Expenditure Governance: 929000
Expenditure Support Costs: 370000
Expenditure Depreciation: 190000
Gain Loss Investment: 204000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -3596000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,984,000
Assets Total Fixed: 52811000
Assets Own Use: 4715000
Assets Long Term Investment: 48096000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,519,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,134,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £56,196,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1134000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £937,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 50935000
Funds Restricted: 5261000
Funds Total: 56196000
Count Employees: 25
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 12000
Income Other Trading Activities: 2072000
Income Charitable Activities: 320000
Income Investments: 1967000
Income Other: 264000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4635000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,531,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,556,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4087000
Expenditure Investment Management: 48000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 765000
Expenditure Governance: 822000
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 252000
Gain Loss Investment: -1037000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -9000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -3399000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,681,000
Assets Total Fixed: 56223000
Assets Own Use: 46321000
Assets Long Term Investment: 9902000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,066,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,058,000
Assets Current Investment: 3217000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £60,231,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1058000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,067,000
Funds Endowment: 165000
Funds Unrestricted: 55205000
Funds Restricted: 4861000
Funds Total: 60231000
Count Employees: 24
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 37000
Income Other Trading Activities: 917000
Income Charitable Activities: 309000
Income Investments: 1926000
Income Other: 191000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3380000
Income Legacies: 20000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,197,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,808,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3005000
Expenditure Investment Management: 73000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 418000
Expenditure Governance: 734000
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 5886000
Gain Loss Investment: 2185000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 9000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -417000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,681,000
Assets Total Fixed: 60734000
Assets Own Use: 5112000
Assets Long Term Investment: 55622000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -63000
Assets Other Assets: £4,135,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £687,000
Assets Current Investment: 2376000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £64,119,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 687000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £972,000
Funds Endowment: 179000
Funds Unrestricted: 58724000
Funds Restricted: 5216000
Funds Total: 64119000
Count Employees: 24
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 114
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1964-04-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED BY KING HENRY VIII ON 25 AUGUST 1537
Charitable Objects: FOR MILITARY EXERCISE AND TRAINING AND FOR THE BETTER DEFENCE OF THE REALM.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 286140
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: H A C

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures