THE MERCIAN REGIMENT BENEVOLENT CHARITY

Registered charity 1125179 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY PROVIDES RELIEF EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR FORMER REGIMENTS AND THE DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR STRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Objects

TO PROVIDE RELIEF EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR FORMER REGIMENTS AND THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lichfield, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,944,823, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £1 million in capital assets. The charity reported a net income increase to £135,958 and a positive net movement in funds of £130,148, driven by investment gains. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating a stable financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• 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
• 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mercian Benevolent Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• LT GEN SIR IAN CAVE KCBchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• BRIG PHILIP KIMBER OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brig Charles Ginn CBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brig Simon Banton OBE · trustee of 3 other charities
• COL ADRIAN WALTON MBE · trustee of 3 other charities
• LT COL ANDREW LAWSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• LT COL Mark Jackson OBE · trustee of 3 other charities
• LT COL NEIL PARKINSON OBE
• MAJ MARK BANKS · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARK ELLIOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neil Mackintosh · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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