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FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY

Registered charity 1061212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RFEA LIMITED, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OF REGULAR SAILORS SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC039262 (OSCR)

The Charity assists those who are serving or who have served in the British Armed Forces ("the Services") to find suitable civilian employment at all times up to normal retirement age and to provide timely and realistic advice and to signpost contact details to other organisations where charitable to do so.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:-TO ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES AND AUXILIARY SERVICES (“THE SERVICES”) TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE BY HELPING THEM TO FIND AND PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING WITH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE, AND ACCESS TO SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES;TO ASSIST THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE SERVICES AND WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED BY HELPING THEM TO FIND, SECURE AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY HELPING THEM TO OVERCOME SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OBSTACLES, OR BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING, SKILLS AND ACCESS TO SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND, SUBJECT THERETO;TO ASSIST THOSE SPOUSES, PARTNERS, AND DEPENDANTS OF THOSE WHO ARE SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE SERVICES WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO FIND, SECURE AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY HELPING THEM TO OVERCOME SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OBSTACLES, OR BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, TRAINING, SKILLS AND ACCESS TO SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£9.1m
Latest spending
£9.9m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £763,875 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £7,417,779. The trustees consider the financial position to remain sound, supported by confirmed long-term contracts with the Ministry of Defence and NHS England, and assert there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“As at 30 September 2025, our General Fund stood at £3,236,625 or 70% of the targeted reserve.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Government income: £2,668,093 — contracts £2,624,343 (1), grants £43,750 (1); 29% of the £9,119,653 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 7 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £130,001–£140,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Government income: £2,271,800 — contracts £2,206,910 (1), grants £64,890 (1); 26% of the £8,709,366 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 7 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Government income: £1,510,977 — contracts £1,174,994 (1), grants £335,983 (1); 20% of the £7,588,927 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 8 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £110,001–£120,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Forces Employment Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£9.1m
Total spending
£9.9m
Cost of raising funds
£459k
Reserves (reported)
£3.2m
Employees
191

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£9.1m£9.9m
30/09/2024£8.7m£9.4m
30/09/2023£7.6m£9.5m
30/09/2022£13.4m£6.8m
30/09/2021£5.4m£5.1m

Common questions

Is FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £763,875 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £7,417,779. The trustees consider the financial position to remain sound, supported by confirmed long-term contracts with the Ministry of Defence and NHS England, and assert there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST, Army Benevolent Fund, LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUND, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND, THE ARMY CENTRAL FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUSTFY2025£280kCareer counselling, skill enhancement programmes and support networks
Army Benevolent FundFY2026£170kEmployment and Training
LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUNDFY2022£150kStrategic charity partnership (18 month period ended 31 Dec 2022)
Army Benevolent FundFY2026£115kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUNDFY2024£100kLong-term partnership grant
LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUNDFY2023£100kPartnership grant
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2023£55kExternal Grants
THE ARMY CENTRAL FUNDFY2026£50k
THE ARMY CENTRAL FUNDFY2025£50k
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2022£50kExternal Grants
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£40kExternal Grants
THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
Army Benevolent FundFY2026£10kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024£4kExternal Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2020£10kRegional Employment Advisor West of Scotland
UK government01/04/2019£20kCovenent Fund
UK government01/04/2018£20kALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
Greater London Authority11/12/2017£352kForces for London

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST5£64k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST4£26k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST4£7k
WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED3£515k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST3£43k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED3£20k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION3£14k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST3£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FORCES SUPPORT LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY£9.1m——below—no doubt
FORCES SUPPORT LIMITED FY2025£2.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION - FORCES HELP FY2025£33.2m£150,001 - £160,000—above—no doubt
WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED FY2025£5.1m——unclear—no doubt
CARE FOR VETERANS FY2024£5.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE VETERANS' FOUNDATION FY2025£17.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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