THE ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1104235 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS WAR MEMORIAL BENEVOLENT FUND

As per Trust Deed

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS (THE CORPS), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ENCOURAGING ITS ESPRIT DE CORPS. (2) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS WHO ARE EITHER: (A) SERVING OR FORMER SERVING PERSONNEL OF THE CORPS; OR (B) THE DEPENDANTS , WIVES, WIDOWS (WHETHER REMARRIED OR NOT) OR CHILDREN OF SUCH PERSONS.

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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £1,038,149, which the trustees state equates to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees confirming adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Investment income was the primary source of funding, totaling £25,071, while total charitable expenditure was £19,987.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brigadier Henry David Allfrey MBE
• Brigadier Stephen James Branford White OBE
• Colonel DAVID JAMES LORD SWANN CBE DL · trustee of 2 other charities
• Colonel Matthew Wilkinson ADC
• JOHN HENRY EDWARD COLTON
• Lt Col Sally Cadec JP DL
• MAJOR MACNAMARA TD
• Mark David Powell

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• THE CHARTERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST income £58k
• THE FORT TRUST income £29k

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