THE WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATING QUEEN MARY'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS AND AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE COMRADES ASSOCIATION)

Registered charity 206184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W R A C ASSOCIATION

Maintaining contact between former members of the QMAAC, ATS and WRAC and women still serving in the ARMY.Fostering esprit de Corps, comradeship and welfare.To relieve those in need by making grants or providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY BY:(A) MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN FORMER MEMBERS OF QUEEN MARY'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS (QMAAC), THE AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE (ATS), THE AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE TERRITORIAL ARMY (ATS TA), WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS (WRAC), WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS TERRITORIAL ARMY (WRAC TA), WRAC TERRITORIAL AND VOLUNTEER RESERVE (WRAC TAVR) AND WOMEN STILL SERVING IN THE ARMY, FOSTERING MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THEM AND PROVIDING FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS.(B) FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP, WELFARE AND PRESERVING THE TRADITIONS OF THE QMAAC, THE ATS, THE ATS TA, THE WRAC, WRAC TA, AND WRAC TAVR."

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document is an impact report and does not contain financial statements, allowing for no assessment of financial health metrics such as reserves, income, or expenditure. It notes that financial management remains strong and that the Benevolent Fund has seen a modest reduction in successful applications, but no specific financial figures are disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust — “Funding from the AFCFT has allowed us to support women who served through the Female Veterans Toolkit.” (source page)
• The Veterans Foundation — “Funding from The Veterans Foundation has allowed us to support women who served through the Female Veterans Toolkit” (source page)
• NHS — “Supports physical and mental health services for women after service and co-funded the Female Veterans Toolkit” (source page)

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

Reported reserves equal ~138.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexandra Fawbert
• Amanda Tillotson
• Barbara Johnson
• COLONEL AMANDA HASSELL
• Helen Merrington-Rust · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janette Deans
• Major Monica Catherine Mary Jones
• Sue Mackenzie
• Vivienne Wendy Buck

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

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

Income and spending

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• WEST MOOR RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION income £129k
• INDEPENDENT CHOICES GREATER MANCHESTER income £224k
• MISSION REMISSION income £101k
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• CONTACT income £386k
• THE SOLDIERS' AND AVIATORS' SCRIPTURE READERS ASSOCIATION income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

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