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THE REME CHARITY

Registered charity 1165868 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A Service Charity providing benevolence,welfare and general support to serving and retired members of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers with the broad aim of enhancing esprit de corps and thereby improving the efficiency of the armed forces of the Crown.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £3,071,624 against expenditure of £2,969,981, resulting in a net movement in funds of £515,311. The trustees consider the charity will continue as a going concern for at least 10 years, supported by investment assets of over £16 million and reserves assessed to be in the range of £18 million to mitigate financial risks. The charity reports no deficits and notes that its viability is highly dependent on donations from REME serving soldiers and veterans.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 during the year” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 during the year” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 15.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“This resulted in the cost of raising funds rising from 11.4% to 15.2%” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £18 million (held: £19.7m)
“Therefore, the Trustees have assessed the level of reserves and related investments required to meet these contingencies and mitigate against the current risk profile, to be in the range of £18 million.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The REME Charity paid donations totalling £139,850 to the REME Museum, a linked charity governed by the same Trustee Board.
“During the year the REME Charity paid donations totalling £139,850 (2024: £149,426) to the REME Museum.”
“In the prior year, The REME Charity provided a loan of £60,000 to the REME Trading Company.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The REME Charity provided a loan of £60,000 to The REME Trading Company Limited, a trading subsidiary controlled by the Charity.
“During the year the REME Charity paid donations totalling £139,850 (2024: £149,426) to the REME Museum.”
“In the prior year, The REME Charity provided a loan of £60,000 to the REME Trading Company.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The REME Trading Company made sales of goods totalling £36,978 to the REME Charity.
“During the year the REME Charity paid donations totalling £139,850 (2024: £149,426) to the REME Museum.”
“In the prior year, The REME Charity provided a loan of £60,000 to the REME Trading Company.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The REME Trading Company Limited
“The consolidated financial statements include the results of The REME Trading Company Limited (REME Trading), company number 10258502.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

THE REME TRADING COMPANY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £359k
  • Profit before tax: £-25k
  • Creditors: Amounts Falling Due After More Than One Years include £60,000 owed to the parent undertaking.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£451k
Reserves (reported)
£16.0m
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~64.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.1m£3.0m
31/12/2024£2.8m£2.7m
31/12/2023£2.5m£2.6m
31/12/2022£2.4m£3.3m
31/12/2021£2.5m£2.3m

Common questions

Is THE REME CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £3,071,624 against expenditure of £2,969,981, resulting in a net movement in funds of £515,311. The trustees consider the charity will continue as a going concern for at least 10 years, supported by investment assets of over £16 million and reserves assessed to be in the range of £18 million to mitigate financial risks. The charity reports no deficits and notes that its viability is highly dependent on donations from REME serving soldiers and veterans. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE REME CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE REME CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE REME CHARITY as a grant recipient include TEAM FORCES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATIONFY2024£47k
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATIONFY2021£30k
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government16/02/2024£300kCovenant Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST2£1.3m
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£800

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORPS OF ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE REME CHARITY£3.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear15.2%no doubt
CORPS OF ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM FY2025£567k—0above—no doubt
THE RAMC CHARITY FY2024£600k—0unclear—no doubt
WARRANT OFFICERS' & SERGEANTS' MESS SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERS FY2025£171k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025£278k—0within—no doubt
SERGEANTS' MESS, RMB CHIVENOR FY2022£161k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.