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.
Causes: Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts
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 (held: £3.2m)
“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.
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Forces Employment Charity (matched by registered charity number).
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)
Cost of raising funds
£459k
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alan Douglas Pepper
- Ian Webber
- Mark Lloyd Welham
- Nia Wyn Evans
- Nicholas William Henry Miller
- Peter Connolly
- Ramnik Saund
- Ryan Daniel Sinclair
- SURGEON REAR ADMIRAL CALUM JAMES GIBB McARTHUR
- Susan Johnson OBE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
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.
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