INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 27 January 1967
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £621,626
Latest expenditure: £573,775
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: THE INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS, RAVELIN BUILDING, BROMPTON BARRACKS, CHATHAM, KENT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Institution provides a forum for debate through its sponsorship of joint professional meetings; the publication of articles in its Journal; the maintenance of a Museum and Library for the RE Corps' heritage and archive collection; and the administration of prize funds and a memorials fund. The Institution is a licensed member of the Engineering Council.

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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: 5 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £621,626
Total Gross Expenditure: £573,775

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: 13 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £605,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £566,314

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: 5 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £560,677
Total Gross Expenditure: £546,143

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: 15 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £526,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,233

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: 6 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £481,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £567,625

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £621,626
Total Gross Expenditure: £573,775
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 52

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: 13 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £605,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £566,314
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 52

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: 5 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £560,677
Total Gross Expenditure: £546,143
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 52

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: 15 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £526,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,233
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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 Volunteers: 52

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: 6 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £481,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £567,625
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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 Volunteers: 52

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 563875
Income Other Trading Activities: 4155
Income Charitable Activities: 8622
Income Investments: 44974
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 621626
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,009
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £572,766
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 573775
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 348066
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 86307
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -2170
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,229,910
Assets Total Fixed: 1708203
Assets Own Use: 584867
Assets Long Term Investment: 1123336
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £118,966
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,326
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,802,843
Creditors One Year Total Current: 24326
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £89,552
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1229910
Funds Restricted: 572933
Funds Total: 1802843
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only 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: 13 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 543619
Income Other Trading Activities: 12215
Income Charitable Activities: 8007
Income Investments: 41656
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 605497
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,710
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £563,604
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 566314
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 342385
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 42615
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -1381
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,095,752
Assets Total Fixed: 1624066
Assets Own Use: 587037
Assets Long Term Investment: 1037029
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £72,146
Assets Total Liabilities: £27,527
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,668,685
Creditors One Year Total Current: 27527
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £29,619
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1095752
Funds Restricted: 572933
Funds Total: 1668685
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only 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: 5 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 511518
Income Other Trading Activities: 2573
Income Charitable Activities: 7288
Income Investments: 39298
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 560677
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,189
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £525,954
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 546143
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 85657
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 321585
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 2910
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,013,954
Assets Total Fixed: 1582832
Assets Own Use: 588418
Assets Long Term Investment: 994414
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £58,435
Assets Total Liabilities: £54,380
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,586,887
Creditors One Year Total Current: 54380
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £25,127
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1013954
Funds Restricted: 572933
Funds Total: 1586887
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only 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: 15 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 480616
Income Other Trading Activities: 1558
Income Charitable Activities: 6199
Income Investments: 37919
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 526292
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,004
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £555,229
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 559233
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 91267
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 332574
Expenditure Depreciation: 5367
Gain Loss Investment: -160704
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £996,510
Assets Total Fixed: 1580711
Assets Own Use: 589207
Assets Long Term Investment: 991504
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £58,746
Assets Total Liabilities: £70,014
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,569,443
Creditors One Year Total Current: 70014
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £32,866
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 996510
Funds Restricted: 572933
Funds Total: 1569443
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1967-01-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 27 FEB 1923AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 13 OCT 1980AS AMENDED ON 02 FEB 1996AS AMENDED ON 01 JAN 1999AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 19 MAR 2009AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 09 APR 2025
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF MILITARY ENGINEERING AND TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY AND PARTICULARY THE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 346351
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE INSTITUTION

Charity Name Id: 346342
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: INSTRE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures