CCEW Charity Commission profile

CHINA FLEET TRUST

Registered charity 1135918 · organisation 4049509

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
12 May 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07100967
Financial period
1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income
£7,436,567
Latest expenditure
£6,926,427
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: China Fleet Golf & Country Club Ltd, North Pill, SALTASH, Cornwall, PL12 6LJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.china-fleet.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision of recreation and leisure activities to the specified class of beneficiaries; all serving Officers and Ratings of the Royal Navy; all RN/RM Reserve Forces; all Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel and their immediate families.The Directors shall also select additional beneficiary classes from time to time providing they shall give priority first to serving the needs of those specified.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received
14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
14 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,436,567
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,926,427
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,750,470
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,774,261
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received
25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,350,518
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,494,353
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,213,870
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,533,486
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received
13 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
13 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,309,309
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,980,815

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 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Due Date
31 March 2026
Ar Received Date
14 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,436,567
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,926,427
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£260,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Due Date
31 March 2025
Ar Received Date
28 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,750,470
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,774,261
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£4,406
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Due Date
31 March 2024
Ar Received Date
25 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,350,518
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,494,353
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£4,650
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Due Date
31 March 2023
Ar Received Date
19 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,213,870
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,533,486
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£4,689
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2021
Ar Due Date
31 March 2022
Ar Received Date
13 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,309,309
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,980,815
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Grants
£39,945
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

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 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Due Date
31 March 2026
Ar Received Date
14 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
261000
Income Other Trading Activities
5703819
Income Charitable Activities
1401352
Income Investments
34835
Income Other
35561
Income Total Income And Endowments
7436567
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,996,750
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,929,677
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6926427
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8303
Expenditure Support Costs
32663
Expenditure Depreciation
345277
Gain Loss Investment
23118
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,362,193
Assets Total Fixed
10628239
Assets Own Use
9623966
Assets Long Term Investment
1004273
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£881,722
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,147,768
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,362,193
Creditors One Year Total Current
1550843
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
596925
Assets Cash
£604,018
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8896161
Funds Restricted
466032
Funds Total
9362193
Count Employees
225
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Due Date
31 March 2025
Ar Received Date
28 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
4406
Income Other Trading Activities
5434828
Income Charitable Activities
1272892
Income Investments
38344
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6750470
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,896,938
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,877,323
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6774261
Expenditure Investment Management
67
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4037
Expenditure Support Costs
1877323
Expenditure Depreciation
473978
Gain Loss Investment
71238
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,517,742
Assets Total Fixed
9814743
Assets Own Use
8870016
Assets Long Term Investment
944727
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£994,513
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,980,321
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,828,935
Creditors One Year Total Current
1510624
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
469697
Assets Cash
£681,732
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8517742
Funds Restricted
311193
Funds Total
8828935
Count Employees
233
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Due Date
31 March 2024
Ar Received Date
25 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
14650
Income Other Trading Activities
5204228
Income Charitable Activities
1097730
Income Investments
33910
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6350518
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,883,490
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,610,863
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6494353
Expenditure Investment Management
61
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13948
Expenditure Support Costs
685065
Expenditure Depreciation
309020
Gain Loss Investment
-44797
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,685,114
Assets Total Fixed
9885346
Assets Own Use
8942549
Assets Long Term Investment
942797
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,181,158
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,021,515
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,044,989
Creditors One Year Total Current
1413217
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
608298
Assets Cash
£846,215
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8721477
Funds Restricted
323512
Funds Total
9044989
Count Employees
112
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Due Date
31 March 2023
Ar Received Date
19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
314916
Income Other Trading Activities
5113879
Income Charitable Activities
739709
Income Investments
45366
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6213870
Income Legacies
314916
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,372,872
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,160,614
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5533486
Expenditure Investment Management
16
Expenditure Grants Institution
7032
Expenditure Governance
5768
Expenditure Support Costs
525272
Expenditure Depreciation
177823
Gain Loss Investment
-42236
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£120,000
Assets Total Fixed
9801905
Assets Own Use
8848589
Assets Long Term Investment
953316
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,460,179
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,028,463
Assets Current Investment
13174
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,233,621
Creditors One Year Total Current
1382005
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
646458
Assets Cash
£1,113,679
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8897790
Funds Restricted
335831
Funds Total
9233621
Count Employees
222
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2021
Ar Due Date
31 March 2022
Ar Received Date
13 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
50125
Income Other Trading Activities
2003677
Income Charitable Activities
1205236
Income Investments
50271
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3309309
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,160,933
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£819,882
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3980815
Expenditure Investment Management
116
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
5768
Expenditure Support Costs
551626
Expenditure Depreciation
268256
Gain Loss Investment
110877
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,727,975
Assets Total Fixed
9790941
Assets Own Use
8963347
Assets Long Term Investment
827594
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£853,797
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,049,265
Assets Current Investment
58073
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,595,473
Creditors One Year Total Current
1170841
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
878424
Assets Cash
£604,864
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8395354
Funds Restricted
200119
Funds Total
8595473
Count Employees
186
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cornwall
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
114
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CHINA FLEET TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2011-08-26T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
297546
Assoc Registered Charity Number
297546
Assoc Charity Name
THE CHINA FLEET CLUB U K CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Name
CHINA FLEET TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-05-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/12/2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 04/07/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/02/2015 AS AMENDED ON 20 JUN 2019AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06 FEB 2020
Charitable Objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND WELFARE OF THE ARMED FORCES BY MEANS OF THE PROVISION (WHETHER IN ENGLAND OR ELSEWHERE) TO THE SPECIFIED CLASS OF RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME FACILITIES.THE SPECIFIED PERSONNEL' SHALL MEAN ALL NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND RATINGS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY PERSONNEL WHO ARE FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE SERVICE OF THE CROWN AND SUCH OTHER CLASSES OF BENEFICIARY AS THE DIRECTORS MAY SELECT FROM TIME TO TIME FROM THE FOLLOWING; A) FORMER NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND RATINGS OF THE ROYAL NAVY OR THE WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE B) OTHER SERVING ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL C) FORMER ROYAL NAVY AND WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE PERSONNEL NOT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH A) ABOVE D) ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO OR EMBEDDED WITHIN ROYAL NAVY UNITS; PROVIDED THAT WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO SELECT ADDITIONAL CLASSES OF BENEFICIARY AND, IF SO, WHICH ADDITIONAL CLASSES TO SELECT, THE DIRECTORS SHALL GIVE PRIORITY FIRST TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND RATINGS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY PERSONNEL AND SECONDLY TO THOSE BENEFICIARIES FALLING WITHIN PARAGRAPHS A), B) AND C) ABOVE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DEFINITION, "ROYAL NAVY" SHALL INCLUDE THE ROYAL MARINES, THE ROYAL NAVY RESERVES AND THE ROYAL MARINES RESERVES'
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures