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THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY

Registered charity 1194650 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Coldstream Guards Charity assists serving and former members of the Coldstream Guards and their dependents in hardship or distress or need, financial or otherwise. It supports other charities who in the view of trustees directly or indirectly benefits Coldstreamers and their dependents. It promotes the efficiency of the serving Regiment where public funds are unavailable and it operates in UK.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£517k
Latest spending
£574k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Charity reported an operating deficit of £57,649 for the year, though net assets increased to £6,310,358 due to significant unrealised investment gains of £505,719. The Trustees maintain that sufficient reserves are retained in liquid funds to cover expected annual expenditure and meet contingencies. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The average number of remunerated individuals during the year was two (2024: two) who were not paid more than £60,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Sufficient reserves are retained in liquid funds to cover expected annual expenditure. (held: £5.1m)
“Sufficient reserves are retained in liquid funds to cover expected annual expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transaction
“Colonel (Ret’d) J D Bagshaw, Secretary to the Trustees, is also a trustee of the Coldstream Guards Association and so is considered a related party. The amount due to the Association is a related party transaction.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Coldstream Guards Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£517k
Total spending
£574k
Cost of raising funds
£52k
Reserves (reported)
£6.3m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~131.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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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
30/09/2025£517k£574k
30/09/2024£449k£316k
30/09/2023£390k£301k
30/09/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity reported an operating deficit of £57,649 for the year, though net assets increased to £6,310,358 due to significant unrealised investment gains of £505,719. The Trustees maintain that sufficient reserves are retained in liquid funds to cover expected annual expenditure and meet contingencies. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

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

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2025£5kMilitary

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
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST1£29k
COLONEL W H WHITBREAD CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE JOHN SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST1£5k
HEDLEY FOUNDATION LIMITED1£3k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LIFE GUARDS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS CHARITY£517kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
THE LIFE GUARDS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£183k——unclear—no doubt
THE SCOTS GUARDS CHARITY FY2025£332k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT CHARITY FY2024£403k—0above—no doubt
PRINCESS OF WALES'S ROYAL REGIMENT (QUEEN'S AND ROYAL HAMPSHIRES) BENEVOLENT FUND FY2024£377k—0above—no doubt
THE LIGHT DRAGOONS REGIMENTAL CHARITY FY2025£201k—0unclear—no doubt

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