THE QUEEN'S ROYAL HUSSARS (THE QUEEN'S OWN AND ROYAL IRISH) REGIMENTAL CHARITY

Registered charity 1043673 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Q R H BENEVOLENT FUND - Q R H OFFICERS TRUST FUND

Income is applied at the discretion of the trustees: In relieving individuals who are serving or former members of the regiment or former regiments and dependents who are in conditions of need., hardship or distress, by making grants to money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce need, hardship or distress.

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Latest income

£296k

Latest spending

£161k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity was incorporated into a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation effective 1 April 2025, with all assets and liabilities transferred to the new entity. Consequently, the financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern, although the trustees confirmed that activities would continue uninterrupted in the new entity. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,056,006 and maintains a policy to ensure excessive funds are not accumulated.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (47% of income)

“The fund derived 47% of its unrestricted income from its portfolio of investments in British government stocks, leading UK companies and a limited number of overseas companies and 53% from the one day pay (subscription) scheme and other donations.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to provide a stable base for the Funds' continuing activities while at the same time ensuring excessive funds are not accumulated (held: £4.1m)

“The Trustees' policy is to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to provide a stable base for the Funds' continuing activities while at the same time ensuring excessive funds are not accumulated.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“Therefore they have concluded that it is not appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern, as described in note 1.2”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/08/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Brig Retd Ian Mortimer · trustee of 1 other charity
Brigadier Nicholas Cowley OBE
Colonel Alexander James Innes Wilson
Colonel Alexander Porter
Colonel Retd Andrew Cuthbert
Colonel Retd Nigel Beer · trustee of 1 other charity
Colonel Retd RICHARD CURRIE CBE
Lt Col Charles John Haines
Lt Col Retd Mark Cubitt · trustee of 1 other charity
Lt Col Retd Thomas Hamilton · trustee of 1 other charity
Major Retd David Innes-Lumsden
Major Retd Nicholas Entwistle · trustee of 1 other charity
RSM Alastair Walker

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£296k	£161k
30/06/2024	£241k	£268k
31/03/2023	£251k	£186k
31/03/2022	£191k	£165k
31/03/2021	£154k	£161k

Common questions

Is THE QUEEN'S ROYAL HUSSARS (THE QUEEN'S OWN AND ROYAL IRISH) REGIMENTAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity was incorporated into a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation effective 1 April 2025, with all assets and liabilities transferred to the new entity. Consequently, the financial statements were prepared on a basis other than going concern, although the trustees confirmed that activities would continue uninterrupted in the new entity. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,056,006 and maintains a policy to ensure excessive funds are not accumulated. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	29/03/2022	£35k	OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY.

THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY income £679k
PRINCESS OF WALES'S ROYAL REGIMENT (QUEEN'S AND ROYAL HAMPSHIRES) BENEVOLENT FUND income £377k
1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS REGIMENTAL TRUST income £175k
THE QUEEN'S ROYAL HUSSARS PRESIDENT OF THE REGIMENTAL INSTITUTE income £154k
KING'S ROYAL HUSSARS REGIMENTAL TRUST income £171k
THE LIFE GUARDS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST income £183k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE QUEEN'S ROYAL HUSSARS (THE QUEEN'S OWN AND ROYAL IRISH) REGIMENTAL CHARITY	£296k	—	above	—	not going concern
THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY FY2022	£679k	—	above	—	not going concern
PRINCESS OF WALES'S ROYAL REGIMENT (QUEEN'S AND ROYAL HAMPSHIRES) BENEVOLENT FUND FY2024	£377k	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS REGIMENTAL TRUST FY2025	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE QUEEN'S ROYAL HUSSARS PRESIDENT OF THE REGIMENTAL INSTITUTE FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KING'S ROYAL HUSSARS REGIMENTAL TRUST FY2025	£171k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.