OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE CHAPEL FUND
Support for the maintenance of religious services and music in the Old Royal Naval College Chapel of St Peter & St Paul, Greenwich, London, SE10 9NN. Regular donations to local and international charities.
Objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS"):I) TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE COSTS OF MAINTAINING RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND MUSIC IN THE CHAPEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY AND ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES OF THE CHAPLAINCY COUNCIL;II) TO MAKE DONATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY AND ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES OF THE CHAPLAINCY COUNCIL.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred an expenditure in excess of income of £29,777 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees consider the current level of reserves satisfactory to meet near-future demands and note that the objective of retaining cash for four months of expenditure was fully met.
What the accounts disclose
“as a matter of good practice the Trustees expect to retain at least sufficient cash to meet an average of 4 months’ day-to-day expenditure, judged on a historical basis.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Eluned Catherine Steer
- Giles Rupert George Segal
- Howard Anthony Jones
- Rev Robert Benjamin Tobin
- Robert John Henderson
- SIR NICOLAS BEVAN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £69k | £98k |
| 31/03/2024 | £66k | £62k |
| 31/03/2023 | £61k | £64k |
| 31/03/2022 | £64k | £55k |
| 31/03/2021 | £184k | £223k |
Common questions
Is OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE CHAPEL FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an expenditure in excess of income of £29,777 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees consider the current level of reserves satisfactory to meet near-future demands and note that the objective of retaining cash for four months of expenditure was fully met. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.