01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 April 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00163205
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,752,335
- Latest expenditure
- £4,360,709
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: RHQRA, Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill, SALISBURY, Wiltshire, SP4 8QT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.thegunners.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,752,335
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,360,709
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,359,138
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,622,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,577,315
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,595,612
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,790,645
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,444,598
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,323,428
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,058,957
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,752,335
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,360,709
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,359,138
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,622,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,577,315
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,595,612
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,790,645
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,444,598
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,323,428
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,058,957
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 882568
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9637
- Income Investments
- 680645
- Income Other
- 179485
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1752335
- Income Legacies
- 325778
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,968
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,222,890
- Expenditure Other
- 127851
- Expenditure Total
- 4360709
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 3765353
- Expenditure Governance
- 28438
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 457537
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21200
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3365339
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £27,475,298
- Assets Total Fixed
- 43528174
- Assets Own Use
- 826800
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 42701374
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,196,183
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,747,399
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £43,976,958
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 52399
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2695000
- Assets Cash
- £3,116,322
- Funds Endowment
- 8019052
- Funds Unrestricted
- 27475298
- Funds Restricted
- 8482608
- Funds Total
- 43976958
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1506190
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9584
- Income Investments
- 689808
- Income Other
- 153556
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2359138
- Income Legacies
- 973235
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,308
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,494,907
- Expenditure Other
- 117785
- Expenditure Total
- 1622000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1108705
- Expenditure Governance
- 24516
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 386202
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21200
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2720034
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £27,745,581
- Assets Total Fixed
- 39997237
- Assets Own Use
- 848000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 39149237
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,162,787
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £46,977
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £43,113,047
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 46977
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,151,190
- Funds Endowment
- 7466731
- Funds Unrestricted
- 27745581
- Funds Restricted
- 7900735
- Funds Total
- 43113047
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 638900
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9366
- Income Investments
- 761764
- Income Other
- 167285
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1577315
- Income Legacies
- 156231
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,696
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,462,206
- Expenditure Other
- 122710
- Expenditure Total
- 1595612
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1046588
- Expenditure Governance
- 22518
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 415618
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21200
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1990006
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £25,118,119
- Assets Total Fixed
- 37291042
- Assets Own Use
- 869200
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 36421842
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,392,113
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £27,280
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £39,655,875
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 27280
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £150,680
- Funds Endowment
- 7038660
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25118119
- Funds Restricted
- 7499096
- Funds Total
- 39655875
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 938900
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 129345
- Income Investments
- 715274
- Income Other
- 7126
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1790645
- Income Legacies
- 451031
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,178
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,443,420
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1444598
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 32720
- Expenditure Governance
- 23513
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 343594
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21200
- Gain Loss Investment
- -4090240
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £21,500,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 39293119
- Assets Own Use
- 911600
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 38381519
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,259,814
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £124,574
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £41,428,359
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 124574
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,061,533
- Funds Endowment
- 28148878
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7437680
- Funds Restricted
- 5841801
- Funds Total
- 41428359
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 607458
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8652
- Income Investments
- 706602
- Income Other
- 716
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1323428
- Income Legacies
- 188744
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70,793
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £988,164
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1058957
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 68728
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 224888
- Expenditure Governance
- 16283
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 239730
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21200
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3515166
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £26,094,984
- Assets Total Fixed
- 38110968
- Assets Own Use
- 911602
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 37199366
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,354,467
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £90,971
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £39,374,464
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 90971
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,201,503
- Funds Endowment
- 7437680
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25989900
- Funds Restricted
- 5946884
- Funds Total
- 39374464
- Count Employees
- 4
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Germany
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-04-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/01/1920AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/05/1965AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/06/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/07/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/07/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 JUL 2017 as amended on 05 Jan 2021 as amended on 24 Nov 2020
- Charitable Objects
- (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.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures