COUNCIL FOR CADET RIFLE SHOOTING

Registered charity 1151650 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCRS

CCRS promotes and organises the sport of target rifle shooting across the five Cadet Force youth movements (CCF, SCC, VCC, ACF and ATC) in the disciplines of air, .22 inch, 5.56mm and 7.62mm. The charity is also responsible for organising three international target rifle shooting teams: the UK Cadet Rifle Team (U17), the British Cadet Rifle Team (U18) and the GB U19 Rifle Team.

Objects

A. TO ENCOURAGE PROFICIENCY IN TARGET SHOOTING AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CADET FORCES AND THEREBY PREPARE THEM TO PLAY THEIR PART IN THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM IN EITHER THE REGULAR OR AUXILIARY FORCES OF THE CROWN. B. TO INCULCATE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP, LOYALTY, DISCIPLINE AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE CADET FORCES THROUGH THE DEMANDS MADE BY SHOOTING FOR THEIR TEAMS OR UNITES. C. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PUPILS AT SCHOOLS AND OTHERS UNDERGOING SERVICE IN VOLUNTARY YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, WITH SPECIALIST FACILITIES AND TRAINING DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH PERSONS AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATION OF THEIR MINDS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £605,320, which exceeds its stated policy target of £275,000. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/01/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brigadier Matthew Lowe MBEchair
• Brigadier Mark Patrick Christie OBE
• COLONEL J S WILSON
• Charles Rivett-Carnac
• Commander Neil Benstead RN
• Craig Stewart
• Helen Golaszewski
• MAJOR GENERAL I C DALE
• MAJOR J R W POSTLE
• Major General Richard Clements CBE
• W G DOE ESQ
• WING COMMANDER G CAMPBELL

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

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