POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR TRUST
The Trust maintains the UK Police Roll of Honour, a record of public service and sacrifice of all British Police Officers who list their lives on and in the line of duty since the earliest days of professional law enforcement.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE THE COMMEMORATION OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES BOTH ON, AND IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (A)THE PROVISION OF A RECORD OF ALL THOSE POLICE OFFICERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN A MANNER THAT DICTATES THEIR NAME BE ADDED, HISTORICALLY OR CONTEMPORANEOUSLY, TO THE UNITED KINGDOM'S POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR;(B)SUPPORT THE ONGOING RESEARCH TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND RELEVANCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR;(C)THE PROVISION OF, OR TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF, AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS INCLUDING STATUES, MEMORIAL GARDENS, BOOKS OF REMEMBRANCE, PLAQUES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEMORIALS BE THEY NATIONAL, LOCAL, GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL; (D)THE HOLDING OF, OR PARTICIPATION IN, MEMORIAL SERVICES OR OTHER ACTS OF REMEMBRANCE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £14,381 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £111,352 to £96,971. The trustees consider the level of reserves adequate to ensure uninterrupted running, with a stated target of £100,000. The charity has no employees and relies on trustees and volunteers for its operations.
What the accounts disclose
“The target level of reserves for the Trust is £100,000”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 22
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 8
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/01/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (20/11/2018)
- Received assets from another charity (04/10/2018)
Trustees
- DAVID WILBRAHAM MBEchair
- Alan David Threadgold
- Clive Richard Critchley
- David Acheson MBE DL
- JOANNE MATULEVICZE
- John Giblin
- Michael Hanna
- Nicholas Smart
- Simon David Kempton
- Sir John Robins QPM DL
- Trevor Purcell
- William Stewart Carle
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £92k | £107k |
| 31/03/2024 | £118k | £50k |
| 31/03/2023 | £62k | £53k |
| 31/03/2022 | £22k | £31k |
| 31/03/2021 | £27k | £17k |
Common questions
Is POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £14,381 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £111,352 to £96,971. The trustees consider the level of reserves adequate to ensure uninterrupted running, with a stated target of £100,000. The charity has no employees and relies on trustees and volunteers for its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUND | 1 | £132k |
| THE TOMPKINS FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £72k |
| THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS ASSOCIATION | 1 | £57k |
| THE DAWES TRUST | 1 | £55k |
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST
- CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS
- THE POLICE FOUNDATION
- THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM TRUST
- Police Children's Fund
- ESSEX POLICE FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLICE ROLL OF HONOUR TRUST | £92k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST | £138k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS | £757k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE POLICE FOUNDATION | £659k | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE MUSEUM TRUST | £95k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Police Children's Fund | £448k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |