THE GRENADIER GUARDS CHARITY

Registered charity 1062257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 2ND BATTALION CHARITY, 3RD BATTALION CHARITY, GRENADIER GUARDS REGIMENTAL CHARITY, GRENADIER GUARDS RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY, THE COLONEL'S FUND GRENADIER GUARDS, THE GRENADIER GUARDS REGIMENTAL & BATTALION RELIEF CHARITY

Provision of funds to aid both serving and non serving soldiers and their dependents

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Latest income

£729k

Latest spending

£786k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £56,986 for the year, resulting in an overall increase in total funds of £784,039 after accounting for significant investment gains. While free reserves excluding investments and fixed assets show a deficit of £247,755, the Trustees consider the investment portfolio to represent a form of expendable endowment that can be drawn upon as needed to support future beneficiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“1 employee (2024: Nil) received employee benefits (excluding employer national insurance and pension) between £70,000 and £80,000.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“1 employee (2024: Nil) received employee benefits (excluding employer national insurance and pension) between £70,000 and £80,000. In the prior year 1 employee received between £60,000 and £70,000” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: up to one year’s total incoming resources (excluding the Colonel’s Fund) (held: £6.6m)

“The Trustees have a reserves policy which uses a combination of balances to achieve their aim which is to reserve up to one year’s total incoming resources (excluding the Colonel’s Fund) in order to redress any fluctuations in income flow.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees, key management personnel, or other related parties paid a total of £17,210 towards The Colonel's Fund fundraising. Furthermore, an additional £2,021 were received by means of donations. At the year end, £7,000 is owed to the charity for The Colonel's Fund fundraising activities.

“During the year, Trustees, key management personnel, or other related parties paid at total of £17,210 (2024: £22,795) towards The Colonel's Fund fundraising. Furthermore, an additional £2,021 (2024: £Nil) were received by means of donations. At the year end, £7,000 (2024: £Nil) is owed to the charity for The Colonel's Fund fundraising activities.” — page 32

“During the year, The Grenadier Guards Charity paid Middlerigg Services Limited £5,500 (2024: £5,500) for the management of their investment properties and Middlerigg Nominees Limited hold the three investment properties in trust on behalf of The Grenadier Guards Charity. The Hedley Foundation Limited is the ultimate parent of both Middlerigg Services Limited and Middlerigg Nominees Limited. The Grenadier Guards Charity have a Trustee in common with The Hedley Foundation Limited. Furthermore, during the year, The Grenadier Guards Charity sold the Wimborne property to The Hedley Foundation for £700,000 before legal fees.” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity paid Middlerigg Services Limited £5,500 for the management of their investment properties. The Hedley Foundation Limited is the ultimate parent of both Middlerigg Services Limited and Middlerigg Nominees Limited. The charity has a Trustee in common with The Hedley Foundation Limited. The charity sold the Wimborne property to The Hedley Foundation for £700,000.

“During the year, Trustees, key management personnel, or other related parties paid at total of £17,210 (2024: £22,795) towards The Colonel's Fund fundraising. Furthermore, an additional £2,021 (2024: £Nil) were received by means of donations. At the year end, £7,000 (2024: £Nil) is owed to the charity for The Colonel's Fund fundraising activities.” — page 32

“During the year, The Grenadier Guards Charity paid Middlerigg Services Limited £5,500 (2024: £5,500) for the management of their investment properties and Middlerigg Nominees Limited hold the three investment properties in trust on behalf of The Grenadier Guards Charity. The Hedley Foundation Limited is the ultimate parent of both Middlerigg Services Limited and Middlerigg Nominees Limited. The Grenadier Guards Charity have a Trustee in common with The Hedley Foundation Limited. Furthermore, during the year, The Grenadier Guards Charity sold the Wimborne property to The Hedley Foundation for £700,000 before legal fees.” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity made a grant of £19,000 to the Grenadier Guards Association. All of the Trustees of the Grenadier Guards Charity are also Trustees of the Grenadier Guards Association.

“During the year, Trustees, key management personnel, or other related parties paid at total of £17,210 (2024: £22,795) towards The Colonel's Fund fundraising. Furthermore, an additional £2,021 (2024: £Nil) were received by means of donations. At the year end, £7,000 (2024: £Nil) is owed to the charity for The Colonel's Fund fundraising activities.” — page 32

“During the year, The Grenadier Guards Charity paid Middlerigg Services Limited £5,500 (2024: £5,500) for the management of their investment properties and Middlerigg Nominees Limited hold the three investment properties in trust on behalf of The Grenadier Guards Charity. The Hedley Foundation Limited is the ultimate parent of both Middlerigg Services Limited and Middlerigg Nominees Limited. The Grenadier Guards Charity have a Trustee in common with The Hedley Foundation Limited. Furthermore, during the year, The Grenadier Guards Charity sold the Wimborne property to The Hedley Foundation for £700,000 before legal fees.” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WP Audit Services LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Colonel's Fund Grenadier Guards (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£729k

Total spending

£786k

Cost of raising funds

£347k

Reserves (reported)

£6.6m

Employees

3

Reported reserves equal ~101.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 47.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIGADIER DAVID MADDAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Charles Albury Bennett · trustee of 1 other charity
General Sir Charles Walker KCB, DSO · trustee of 1 other charity
Lieutenant General Sir George Pemberton Ross Norton KCVO CBE · trustee of 2 other charities
Major General James Maurice Hannan Bowder OBE · trustee of 2 other charities
The Earl of Derby · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£729k	£786k
31/12/2024	£649k	£861k
31/12/2023	£495k	£805k
31/12/2022	£560k	£789k
31/12/2021	£433k	£628k

Common questions

Is THE GRENADIER GUARDS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £56,986 for the year, resulting in an overall increase in total funds of £784,039 after accounting for significant investment gains. While free reserves excluding investments and fixed assets show a deficit of £247,755, the Trustees consider the investment portfolio to represent a form of expendable endowment that can be drawn upon as needed to support future beneficiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WP Audit Services LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE GRENADIER GUARDS CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE GRENADIER GUARDS CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GRENADIER GUARDS CHARITY as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Education/Relief
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Grant funding of activities
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2023	£4k	Grant funding of activities
HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£3k	Related Party Transaction

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.2m
DEBMAR BENEVOLENT TRUST LIMITED	1	£314k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£183k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£12k
THE JOHN SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION.

ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION income £1.7m
1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS REGIMENTAL TRUST income £175k
THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST income £1.0m
THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY income £517k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
MW (GK) FOUNDATION income £261k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GRENADIER GUARDS CHARITY	£729k	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.7m	£70,001 - £80,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
1ST THE QUEEN'S DRAGOON GUARDS REGIMENTAL TRUST FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST FY2024	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY FY2025	£517k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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