Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 September 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00293432
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £5,962,552
Latest expenditure: £5,789,295
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK, Holderness House, 51-61 Clifton Street, LONDON, EC2A 4DW

Website recorded by the regulator: WWW.ACCTUK.ORG (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Association is dedicated to promoting the ideals and activities of the Army Cadet Force, a national, military themed, voluntary youth movement open to boys and girls of all backgrounds and abilities. In providing educational, adventurous, competitve and social activities the Association's key priorities are citizenship development, leadership training, and confidence building.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,962,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,789,295

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,940,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,011,928

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,413,652
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,606,946

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,027,296
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,194,463

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,941,210
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,233,068

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £5,962,552
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,789,295
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,640,076
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: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £5,940,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,011,928
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,733,612
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: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,413,652
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,606,946
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £4,035,422
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: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,027,296
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,194,463
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £3,735,442
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,941,210
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,233,068
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £4,492,013
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 13

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 5794076
Income Other Trading Activities: 70895
Income Charitable Activities: 363
Income Investments: 97218
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5962552
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £8,204
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,781,091
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5789295
Expenditure Investment Management: 8204
Expenditure Grants Institution: 216145
Expenditure Governance: 70558
Expenditure Support Costs: 284620
Expenditure Depreciation: 94311
Gain Loss Investment: 204605
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,157,025
Assets Total Fixed: 3859882
Assets Own Use: 247171
Assets Long Term Investment: 3612711
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,258,846
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,396,330
Assets Current Investment: 4556355
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,722,398
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2396330
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £521,555
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5086014
Funds Restricted: 1636384
Funds Total: 6722398
Count Employees: 82
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 5761612
Income Other Trading Activities: 77821
Income Charitable Activities: 529
Income Investments: 100767
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5940729
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,394
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,005,534
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5011928
Expenditure Investment Management: 6394
Expenditure Grants Institution: 17425
Expenditure Governance: 20953
Expenditure Support Costs: 248387
Expenditure Depreciation: 45290
Gain Loss Investment: 477802
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,173,978
Assets Total Fixed: 3798958
Assets Own Use: 228611
Assets Long Term Investment: 3570347
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,174,104
Assets Total Liabilities: £628,526
Assets Current Investment: 2450186
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,344,536
Creditors One Year Total Current: 628526
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £634,053
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5009789
Funds Restricted: 1334747
Funds Total: 6344536
Count Employees: 73
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 4253061
Income Other Trading Activities: 70888
Income Charitable Activities: 595
Income Investments: 89108
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4413652
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £600
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,606,346
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4606946
Expenditure Investment Management: 600
Expenditure Grants Institution: 31276
Expenditure Governance: 21022
Expenditure Support Costs: 220314
Expenditure Depreciation: 24241
Gain Loss Investment: -169274
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,270,704
Assets Total Fixed: 3209071
Assets Own Use: 37049
Assets Long Term Investment: 3172022
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,082,391
Assets Total Liabilities: £353,529
Assets Current Investment: 300000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,937,933
Creditors One Year Total Current: 353529
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,664,132
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3630180
Funds Restricted: 1307753
Funds Total: 4937933
Count Employees: 50
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3948825
Income Other Trading Activities: 13622
Income Charitable Activities: 919
Income Investments: 63930
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4027296
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £600
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,193,863
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4194463
Expenditure Investment Management: 600
Expenditure Grants Institution: 107659
Expenditure Governance: 28471
Expenditure Support Costs: 214796
Expenditure Depreciation: 27421
Gain Loss Investment: 224321
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,347,585
Assets Total Fixed: 3392378
Assets Own Use: 50482
Assets Long Term Investment: 3341896
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,271,873
Assets Total Liabilities: £363,750
Assets Current Investment: 1000624
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,300,501
Creditors One Year Total Current: 363750
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,091,343
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4743477
Funds Restricted: 557024
Funds Total: 5300501
Count Employees: 53
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 4824823
Income Other Trading Activities: 45401
Income Charitable Activities: 2845
Income Investments: 68141
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4941210
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £600
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,232,468
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4233068
Expenditure Investment Management: 600
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3500
Expenditure Governance: 45500
Expenditure Support Costs: 168047
Expenditure Depreciation: 22358
Gain Loss Investment: 488933
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,118,538
Assets Total Fixed: 3181656
Assets Own Use: 63481
Assets Long Term Investment: 3118175
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,354,676
Assets Total Liabilities: £292,985
Assets Current Investment: 700192
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,243,347
Creditors One Year Total Current: 292985
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,530,226
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4320088
Funds Restricted: 923259
Funds Total: 5243347
Count Employees: 51
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: 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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-09-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/07/1943AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/09/1945AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/03/1950AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/11/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/01/2016 as amended on 08 Nov 2022 as amended on 25 Mar 2023
Charitable Objects: (1) TO GIVE MENTAL, MORAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND SO TO FORM AND DEVELOP THE CHARACTER OF EACH AS TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE A GOOD START IN LIFE AND TO DEVELOP IN THEM PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.(2) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY CADET FORCE THROUGH FOSTERING THE ACTIVITIES OF ARMY CADETS AND ADVANCING THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP ABILITIES OF ARMY CADET FORCE ADULT VOLUNTEERS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 650110
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACCT NI

Charity Name Id: 650109
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACCT Northern Ireland

Charity Name Id: 650108
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Army Cadet Charitable Trust Northern Ireland

Charity Name Id: 650107
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACCT Cymru

Charity Name Id: 650103
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACCT Scotland

Charity Name Id: 60158
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ACFA

Charity Name Id: 650104
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Army Cadet Charitable Trust Scotland

Charity Name Id: 60160
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE ARMY CADET FORCE ASSOCIATION

Charity Name Id: 650106
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACCT Wales

Charity Name Id: 650102
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACCT UK

Charity Name Id: 650105
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Army Cadet Charitable Trust Wales

Charity Name Id: 650101
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management