01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 11 May 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00204405
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £4,767,358
- Latest expenditure
- £5,443,651
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THE R B L POPPY FACTORY, 20 PETERSHAM ROAD, RICHMOND, SURREY, TW10 6UR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.poppyfactory.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The creation of paid, meaningful employment opportunities for ex-Service people, primarily disabled, together with their disabled dependants and widows/widowers.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,767,358
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,443,651
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,599,960
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,943,996
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,544,207
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,211,080
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,090,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,718,421
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,128,630
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,658,258
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,767,358
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,443,651
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,599,960
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,943,996
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,544,207
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,211,080
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £668,909
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,090,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,718,421
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,128,630
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,658,258
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 995047
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 91787
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2004446
- Income Investments
- 1676078
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4767358
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,116,796
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,326,855
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5443651
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 764758
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26787
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 342337
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 391310
- Gain Loss Investment
- 191842
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 806000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,350,895
- Assets Total Fixed
- 29483397
- Assets Own Use
- 25797546
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3685851
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,463,979
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £653,315
- Assets Current Investment
- 183160
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £30,294,061
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 653315
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £867,365
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 30021746
- Funds Restricted
- 272315
- Funds Total
- 30294061
- Count Employees
- 57
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 891678
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 90637
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1666461
- Income Investments
- 1951184
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4599960
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,409,892
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,534,104
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4943996
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1032795
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25380
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 243827
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 392625
- Gain Loss Investment
- 173832
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -5136000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,416,141
- Assets Total Fixed
- 28876865
- Assets Own Use
- 5697865
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 23179000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,655,653
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £560,006
- Assets Current Investment
- 664670
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,972,512
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 560006
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £699,750
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 29672302
- Funds Restricted
- 300210
- Funds Total
- 29972512
- Count Employees
- 51
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 892302
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 114438
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2081207
- Income Investments
- 1456260
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4544207
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,398,143
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,812,937
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5211080
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1016635
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22328
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 216066
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 407110
- Gain Loss Investment
- 82469
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1495000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,223,458
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34231659
- Assets Own Use
- 5916659
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 28315000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,563,903
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £516,846
- Assets Current Investment
- 649785
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £35,278,716
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 516846
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £586,594
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 35008245
- Funds Restricted
- 270471
- Funds Total
- 35278716
- Count Employees
- 63
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1097374
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 482004
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1640993
- Income Investments
- 869750
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4090121
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,023,941
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,694,480
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4718421
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 478495
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22288
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 224751
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 410373
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 230000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,940,503
- Assets Total Fixed
- 33061814
- Assets Own Use
- 4876897
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 28184917
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,912,191
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £605,885
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,368,120
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 605885
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,633,068
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 34137400
- Funds Restricted
- 230720
- Funds Total
- 34368120
- Count Employees
- 58
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1096260
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 440704
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1779003
- Income Investments
- 812663
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4128630
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,099,346
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,558,912
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4658258
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 392170
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15462
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 289962
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 347547
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1174850
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -479850
- Reserves
- £2,813,141
- Assets Total Fixed
- 33312091
- Assets Own Use
- 5233862
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 28078229
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,064,212
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £470,746
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,905,557
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 470746
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,802,330
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 34637003
- Funds Restricted
- 268554
- Funds Total
- 34905557
- Count Employees
- 60
- Charity Only 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
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-07-02T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 702610
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 702610
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE LINCOLN SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-05-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11TH MARCH 1925 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS ON 19TH APRIL 1969 AND THEN VARIOUSLY UNTIL 7 APRIL 2006. NOW ARTICLES AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 APRIL 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 APR 2017 AS AMENDED ON 04 APR 2024AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 AUG 2025 as amended on 04 Aug 2025
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF HEALTH CONDITIONS OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 283800
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 716617
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling