ARMY RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1181714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ORGANISES SHOOTING AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS FOR THE BRITISH ARMY TARGET SHOOTING DISCIPLINES AND OPERATIONAL SHOOTING TEAMS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS. OVERSEEING THE PROVISION OF SHOOTING AS A WELFARE FACILITIES FOR SERVING PERSONNEL AND VETERANS.

Objects

TO PROMOTE MILITARY EFFICIENCY BY ENCOURAGING DISCIPLINED MARKSMANSHIP AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE ARMY, BY MEANS OF COMPETITIONS AND OTHERWISE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Get email alerts

Latest income

£211k

Latest spending

£213k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £183,666.86 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year's £151,155.10. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet obligations and support the charity's continuation as a going concern. The charity reported a net surplus of £30,917.31 for the year, driven by investment gains and charitable activity income.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £184k)

“The Trustees have examined the needs and challenges of the Charity in both the short and medium terms, and consider that these reserves are necessary, to support its current activities and to allow the continuance of the Charity as a going concern to support the future of Army Target Shooting.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity holds its meetings in buildings owned and maintained by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Two members of the ARA MOD staff provide administrative support to the charity, although their roles are shared with other Army-related responsibilities.

“The charity holds its meetings in buildings owned and maintained by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Two members of the ARA MOD staff provide administrative support to the charity, although their roles are shared with other Army-related responsibilities.” — page 12

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Timothy John Sealchair · trustee of 3 other charities
Alwyn George McLean
Andrew John Wingate Sturrock
Angus Roderick McLeod
Charles Anthony Javier Valdes-Scott
Clive Scott Tobias Lehmann
Colonel Mark Siebenaller TD VR FRGS · trustee of 3 other charities
Emma Cannings
Francis Charles Sykes
Mark Andrew Simpson TD, QVRM
Richard John Smith
William Douglas Hugh Burden
Zoe Anne Chasemore

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£211k	£213k
31/12/2023	£219k	£202k
31/12/2022	£156k	£168k
31/12/2021	£138k	£152k
31/12/2020	£166k	£122k

Common questions

Is ARMY RIFLE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £183,666.86 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year's £151,155.10. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient to meet obligations and support the charity's continuation as a going concern. The charity reported a net surplus of £30,917.31 for the year, driven by investment gains and charitable activity income. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION income £11.6m
UNITED KINGDOM PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION income £120k
THE LONDON AND MIDDLESEX RIFLE ASSOCIATION income £170k
THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION income £335k
THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST income £1.0m
ARMY RUGBY UNION TRUST income £885k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ARMY RIFLE ASSOCIATION	£211k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£11.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSOCIATION FY2026	£120k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON AND MIDDLESEX RIFLE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£335k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST FY2024	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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