COMBINED CADET FORCE ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 5 January 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 10445616
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,547,349
Latest expenditure: £2,094,502
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: COMBINED CADET FORCE ASSOCIATION, HOLDERNESS HOUSE, 51-61 CLIFTON STREET, LONDON, EC2A 4DW

Website recorded by the regulator: combinedcadetforce.org.uk/ccfa (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To: act as an adviser to the MoD and HMG on CCF matters; act as a source of information and advice for Contingent Commanders and CCF Officers; promote the CCF; provide financial grants to CCF cadets to assist their development; and, provide financial grants to CCF Contingents in order to help them establish or become more sustainable.

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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: 17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,547,349
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,094,502

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: 13 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,689,483
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,780,730

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: 24 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,355,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,274,708

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: 7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,155,526
Total Gross Expenditure: £533,355

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £232,795
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,657,666

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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: 17 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,547,349
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,094,502
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,456,325
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: 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: 13 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,689,483
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,780,730
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,553,996
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: 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: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,355,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,274,708
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,163,659
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: 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: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,155,526
Total Gross Expenditure: £533,355
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: £2,100,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
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 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £232,795
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,657,666
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £182,873
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 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: 17 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1362450
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 132628
Income Investments: 25307
Income Other: 26964
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1547349
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,501
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,087,001
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2094502
Expenditure Investment Management: 7501
Expenditure Grants Institution: 712350
Expenditure Governance: 15817
Expenditure Support Costs: 180670
Expenditure Depreciation: 12747
Gain Loss Investment: 130693
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £868,508
Assets Total Fixed: 1120259
Assets Own Use: 49428
Assets Long Term Investment: 1070831
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,570,045
Assets Total Liabilities: £501,672
Assets Current Investment: 2297882
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,188,632
Creditors One Year Total Current: 501672
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £245,180
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1942165
Funds Restricted: 1246467
Funds Total: 3188632
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: 13 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1566373
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 56159
Income Investments: 59992
Income Other: 6959
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1689483
Income Legacies: 131
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,902
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,776,828
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1780730
Expenditure Investment Management: 3902
Expenditure Grants Institution: 783739
Expenditure Governance: 20684
Expenditure Support Costs: 159361
Expenditure Depreciation: 3675
Gain Loss Investment: 136939
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,201,621
Assets Total Fixed: 820643
Assets Own Use: 30989
Assets Long Term Investment: 789654
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,288,093
Assets Total Liabilities: £503,644
Assets Current Investment: 2552560
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,605,092
Creditors One Year Total Current: 485794
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 17850
Assets Cash: £718,371
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1991274
Funds Restricted: 1613818
Funds Total: 3605092
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: 24 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1176436
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 133600
Income Investments: 32988
Income Other: 12215
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1355239
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £600
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,274,108
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2274708
Expenditure Investment Management: 600
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1432686
Expenditure Governance: 22391
Expenditure Support Costs: 163454
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -35454
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,166,523
Assets Total Fixed: 683549
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 683549
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,942,376
Assets Total Liabilities: £66,525
Assets Current Investment: 1600000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,559,400
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48675
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 17850
Assets Cash: £1,321,960
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1850072
Funds Restricted: 1709328
Funds Total: 3559400
Count Employees: 72
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: 7 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 2110927
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 21912
Income Investments: 13295
Income Other: 9392
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2155526
Income Legacies: 684
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £600
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £532,755
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 533355
Expenditure Investment Management: 600
Expenditure Grants Institution: 35474
Expenditure Governance: 10199
Expenditure Support Costs: 122044
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 45442
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,361,375
Assets Total Fixed: 703805
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 703805
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,889,564
Assets Total Liabilities: £79,046
Assets Current Investment: 950529
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,514,323
Creditors One Year Total Current: 38096
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 40950
Assets Cash: £2,936,022
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2065180
Funds Restricted: 2449143
Funds Total: 4514323
Count Employees: 53
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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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: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
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: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other 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: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMBINED CADET FORCE ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2017-01-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 OCT 2016
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(1) TO DEVELOP THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL, MORAL AND CULTURAL CAPACITY OF YOUNG PERSONS, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONAL VALUES, THROUGH EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ADVENTUROUS AND MILITARY STYLE TRAINING, SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS SOCIETY;(2) TO CULTIVATE CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, JUDGEMENT AND POWERS OF COMMUNICATION SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED;(3) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COMBINED CADET FORCE THROUGH FOSTERING CADET ACTIVITY AND ADVANCING THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP ABILITIES OF CADET FORCE ADULT VOLUNTEERS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 674306
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Cadets in Schools

Charity Name Id: 580269
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CCFA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures