DAME AGNES WESTON'S ROYAL CHARITY FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE

Registered charity 1176596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGGIE WESTON'S, AGGIES, DAME AGGIE WESTON'S, DAME AGNES WESTON'S ROYAL SAILORS' RESTS, RSR

Promotion of the efficiency of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and the advancement of the Christian Faith. To provide pastoral care and practical help for serving personnel of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and their families.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £367,663 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to significant unrealized losses on investments. However, the charity holds substantial total funds of £14,008,487, including £310,109 in free unrestricted reserves, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operations. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Gibson Whitter. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dame Agnes Weston's Royal Charity for the Naval Service (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (65% 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: 19.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (12/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Patrick Lyons Allenchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adeola Oludemi
• Hugh James Leonard Harris
• Louise Frances Victoria Wooller
• STUART SOMERVILLE
• Samuel Adams
• Stephen Martin
• Susanna Williford

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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