DEFENCE MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 1185308 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DMRC BENEVOLENT FUND

The DMRC Benevolent Fund has a purpose to benefit the serving members of the armed forces with essentialwelfare provision through social events, social amenities and sporting and adventurous training opportunities.This provides Service personnel with social rehabilitation whilst recovering from life changing injuries andillness to achieve optimal fitness.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£189k
Latest spending
£207k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small operating loss of £28,503, which was offset by significant unrealised investment gains of £268,239, resulting in a net increase in reserves. The trustees describe the financial position as very healthy, with unrestricted reserves rising to £2,744,143, which exceeds their stated policy target of 12 months of operating expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of operating expenditure plus foreseeable medium term cash outflows (held: £2.7m)
“The trustees believe that reserves should be held equal to 12 months of operating expenditure plus an amount equal to the value of any foreseeable medium term cash outflows” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Benevolent Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£528k
Total spending
£173k
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reserves (reported)
£175k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~12.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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: 15.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£189k£207k
31/03/2024£193k£221k
31/03/2023£265k£266k
31/03/2022£528k£173k
31/03/2021£2.1m£69k

Common questions

Is DEFENCE MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small operating loss of £28,503, which was offset by significant unrealised investment gains of £268,239, resulting in a net increase in reserves. The trustees describe the financial position as very healthy, with unrestricted reserves rising to £2,744,143, which exceeds their stated policy target of 12 months of operating expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ST. JOHN AND RED CROSS DEFENCE MEDICAL WELFARE SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DEFENCE MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE BENEVOLENT FUND£189k—0above—no doubt
THE ST. JOHN AND RED CROSS DEFENCE MEDICAL WELFARE SERVICE FY2025£4.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025£278k—0within—no doubt
Army Benevolent Fund FY2026£13.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE RAMC CHARITY FY2024£600k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RAF BENEVOLENT FUND HOUSING TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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