01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 July 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03701005
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £9,105,440
- Latest expenditure
- £13,042,464
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA, ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD, LONDON, SW3 4SR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.chelsea-pensioners.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The aims of the Charity are to engage in activities for the exclusive benefit of the Royal Hospital Chelsea (RHC) which has provided a fitting home for retired army veterans since 1692. Its main activities are to raise funds for capital investment projects of the RHC and to cover costs not met by the Grant in Aid funding which the RHC receives from the Ministry of Defence.
03 Official extract
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
- 12 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,105,440
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,042,464
- 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
- 9 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,727,508
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,452,466
- 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
- 28 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,912,861
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,848,698
- 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
- 22 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,469,395
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,784,382
- 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
- 30 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,449,624
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,431,266
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,105,440
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,042,464
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 9 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,727,508
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,452,466
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 28 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,912,861
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,848,698
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 22 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,469,395
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,784,382
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- 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
- Yes
- 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 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,449,624
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,431,266
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 15
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4579146
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4526294
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9105440
- Income Legacies
- 668846
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £470,725
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,721,409
- Expenditure Other
- 1850330
- Expenditure Total
- 13042464
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 137313
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 175183
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2264
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £703,870
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24084
- Assets Own Use
- 24084
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,570,918
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,320,471
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,274,531
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2320471
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,567,458
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 703870
- Funds Restricted
- 1570661
- Funds Total
- 2274531
- Count Employees
- 0
- Consolidated 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
- 9 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3460760
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4266748
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7727508
- Income Legacies
- 493073
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £402,557
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,368,072
- Expenditure Other
- 1681837
- Expenditure Total
- 6452466
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4090325
- Expenditure Governance
- 110240
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 133991
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2265
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £371,352
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7686
- Assets Own Use
- 7686
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,671,862
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,467,993
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,211,555
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1467993
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,480,826
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 371352
- Funds Restricted
- 5840203
- Funds Total
- 6211555
- Count Employees
- 0
- Consolidated 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
- 28 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2484406
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4423298
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 5157
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6912861
- Income Legacies
- 182716
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £341,726
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,788,281
- Expenditure Other
- 1718691
- Expenditure Total
- 8848698
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 6066314
- Expenditure Governance
- 163308
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 184512
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1511
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £821,168
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9951
- Assets Own Use
- 9951
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,175,488
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,248,926
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,936,513
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1248926
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,905,225
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 821168
- Funds Restricted
- 4115345
- Funds Total
- 4936513
- Count Employees
- 0
- Consolidated 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
- 22 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1507280
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2961575
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 540
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4469395
- Income Legacies
- 289654
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £228,614
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,096,751
- Expenditure Other
- 1459017
- Expenditure Total
- 2784382
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1035017
- Expenditure Governance
- 61734
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 184035
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6132
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,276,501
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13727
- Assets Own Use
- 13727
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,322,588
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,463,965
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,872,350
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1463965
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,718,786
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2276501
- Funds Restricted
- 4595849
- Funds Total
- 6872350
- Count Employees
- 0
- Consolidated 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
- 30 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4628850
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1820064
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 710
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6449624
- Income Legacies
- 721896
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £248,479
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,090,064
- Expenditure Other
- 1092723
- Expenditure Total
- 4431266
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2616559
- Expenditure Governance
- 65097
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 85484
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3023
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,058,670
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19859
- Assets Own Use
- 19859
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,523,027
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,355,549
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,187,337
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1355549
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,882,678
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1058670
- Funds Restricted
- 4128667
- Funds Total
- 5187337
- Count Employees
- 7
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA APPEAL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-08-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 327529
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 327529
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE MOSS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Name
- ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA APPEAL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-07-06T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA APPEAL LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-07-22T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4014027
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1108734
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA (HOME OF THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS)
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 20TH JANUARY 1999, SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16TH JUNE 1999.AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 NOV 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04 MAY 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED (THE "OBJECTS") ARE TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
- Area Of Benefit
- GREATER LONDON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 454890
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHELSEA PENSIONERS 2000 LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 454905
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA 2000 LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 454901
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CHELSEA PENSIONERS' APPEAL
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures