OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE CHAPEL FUND

Registered charity 1073436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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.

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Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least sufficient cash to meet an average of 4 months’ day-to-day expenditure, judged on a historical basis (held: £32k)
“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.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.