THE WELSH RESERVES' AND CADETS' CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

Registered charity 1157182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees will make grants, at their discretion, in support of the Reserves and Cadets of the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, as provided by the charitable purposes of the CIO.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN BY ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORT FOR THE RESERVES AND CADETS OF THE ARMY, ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE.

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

Causes: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased from £1,300,522 in 2024 to £1,255,410 in 2025. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the financial statements were not prepared in accordance with applicable requirements. The trustees approved the report on 30 June 2025.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Edward Charleschair · trustee of 5 other charities
• Joseph Gwyn Thomas MEd Bsc
• PETER CHARLES CLIVE MACHIN RD DL RNR
• PETER LEWIS SINCLAIR
• ROBERT DOWNIE REID RNR

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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