Defence Academy Arts and Sports Union

Registered charity 1160122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEFENCE ACADEMY ATHLETICS UNION, DEFENCE ACADEMY AU

The Athletics Union continues to grow and attract new members by providing sporting opportunities and instruction for Armed Forces personnel.

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'.

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 · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts are prepared on an accrual basis and have undergone an independent examination by Maj S Kamble. The examiner noted that restricted funds showed no movement and that the restricted fund balance exceeded current bank figures, advising the Managing Trustee to ensure cashflow was not tied up. The examiner confirmed that accounting records were maintained and that no material breach of trust occurred during the reporting period.

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 2 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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Katherine Elizabeth Ingram MBE · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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