CENTRAL FUND HMS RALEIGH

Registered charity 1132053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAF HMS RALEIGH

To have resources available for expenditure on improvements to the quality of life and the engenderment of espirit de corps. The fund continues to support sporting and leisure activities. It also provides a central bank for a number of Service and other funds.

Objects

The charity's object (the object) is 'the promotion of efficiency of the armed forces of the Crown by the provision and support of facilities and activities for the efficiency and well-being of service personnel'.

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.

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Latest income
£118k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £747,886.44, having made a net movement of funds of £46,590.00. The trustees report that bank holdings of £112,790.45 easily covered liabilities of £33,017.77, and reserves are held in investments to allow the fund to continue for twelve months without income. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £310K (held: £748k)
“These are set at £310K and are held in investments. This will allow the fund to continue for twelve months without income and to fund capital projects.”
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: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£118k£94k
30/11/2024£73k£56k
30/11/2023£72k£85k
30/11/2022£79k£76k
30/11/2021£82k£66k

Common questions

Is CENTRAL FUND HMS RALEIGH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £747,886.44, having made a net movement of funds of £46,590.00. The trustees report that bank holdings of £112,790.45 easily covered liabilities of £33,017.77, and reserves are held in investments to allow the fund to continue for twelve months without income. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.