ROYAL ARMY CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 March 1970
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £27,303
Latest expenditure: £31,598
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MOD Chaplains (Army), Army HQ, IDL3 Blenheim Building, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road, ANDOVER

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote the efficiency of the RACHD, in particular, but not exclusively, by:* Maintaining contact between past & present members of the department* Fostering espirit-de-corps, comradeship & welfare of the department.Also to relieve, either generally or individually, Chaplains or formaer Chaplains or the dependants of such persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £27,303
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,598

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £26,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,158

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £29,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,562

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £90,528
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,022

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 30 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £57,384
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,082

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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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £27,303
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,598
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £26,662
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,158
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £29,476
Total Gross Expenditure: £100,562
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £90,528
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,022
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: 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: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £57,384
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,082
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ROYAL ARMY CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2016-12-14T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4013922
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1116642
Assoc Charity Name: CHARITY OF IDA FRANCES BLACKETT

Charity Name: ROYAL ARMY CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1970-03-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: RULES ADOPTED 27/02/1970 AS AMENDED ON 04/08/2005 AS AMENDED ON 01/08/2007 AS AMENDED ON 30/07/2008 AS AMENDED ON 14/10/2011 AND AS ALTERED BY SCHEME DATED 02/09/2009
Charitable Objects: (A) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL ARMY CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (1) MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT; AND (2) FOSTERING ESPRIT-DE-CORPS, COMRADESHIP AND WELFARE OF THE DEPARTMENT. (B) TO RELIEVE, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, CHAPLAINS OR FORMER CHAPLAINS OR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 162892
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: R A CHD ASSOCIATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures