THE WHITE ENSIGN ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 206787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC053305 (OSCR)

Naval charity which supports all serving and former members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and RFA, including dependants. A non-grant giving organisation, the Association helps personnel in matters including Armed Forces pensions and compensation, civilian employment and personal welfare and administration, giving guidance at an individual level. Delivers an extensive lecture programme.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £473,503 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total net assets increasing to £6,225,447. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £44,140, combined with investments, are considered adequate to fulfill obligations and support future plans. The auditors concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Gibson Whitter Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The White Ensign Association (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (48% 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: 15.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Admiral Sir Philip Andrew Jones GCB DL
• Admiral Sir Timothy Fraser
• Caroline Philippa Haughey OBE QC
• Commodore Inga Jane Kennedy CBE QHNS
• Commodore Robert William Dorey RFA
• Dame Ruth Cairnie
• James Michael Ross Saunders Watson DL
• Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis CB CBE
• Lindsey Gilchrist
• Mark Dowie CBE
• Robert Constant
• Sarah Kenny OBE
• Theocharis Panayiotou Theochari
• Toby Ellison

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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