The Naval Children's Charity
Registered charity 1160182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Naval Children's Charity, RNRMCF, THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHILDREN'S FUND · also registered in Scotland as SC052322 (OSCR)
The Naval Children's Charity supports dependant children up to and including the age of 25 of serving or former serving members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, QARNNS, WRNS, Reserves and RFA who are in need, hardship or distress. Families are supported through grants, free books and resources and community support. Families can apply directly to the Charity for help or through other agencies.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £1,651,329 for the year ended 31 March 2026, which was funded by cash withdrawn from reserves. The trustees consider the net assets of £10,177,390 to be an appropriate level of reserves, noting that unrestricted funds were nil and that the charity holds sufficient cash to cover three years of operating costs.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Gibson Whitter. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Naval Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Clare Scherer — Chief Executive (source)
- Mr Christopher Tite — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£118k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Christopher Charles Titechair
- Annette Penfold
- Captain Thomas Early
- Cdr Simon Howell
- Cdr Steve Warner
- Dr Linda Williams
- Ellen Riis-White
- Frances Bond
- Glyn Owen
- James Sergeant
- Kevin Arnold
- Michael Mchugh
- Nicholas Kassapakis
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is The Naval Children's Charity financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £1,651,329 for the year ended 31 March 2026, which was funded by cash withdrawn from reserves. The trustees consider the net assets of £10,177,390 to be an appropriate level of reserves, noting that unrestricted funds were nil and that the charity holds sufficient cash to cover three years of operating costs. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Gibson Whitter.
Who funds The Naval Children's Charity?
Funders whose own accounts filings name The Naval Children's Charity as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY, ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND, THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND, LEST WE FORGET ASSOCIATION, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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