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ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 210202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting efficiency and welfare of all ranks serving in the Royal Artillery, incl TA. Relief and assistance to past and present members of the Royal Artillery and their dependants who are in need Grants to soldiers and officers, serving or retired who are in need.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£4.4m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £43,976,958, driven by investment gains that offset an excess of expenditure over income. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £27,475,298, which exceed its stated minimum free reserves policy of £23,000,000. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment Income (39% of income)
“In 2025 the investment portfolio generated £680,645 of Income for the charities which represented 38.8% of total income received.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The costs of raising funds increased by £660 to £9,968 (2024: £9,308).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Artillery Charitable Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£4.4m
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£27.5m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~75.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.8m£4.4m
31/12/2024£2.4m£1.6m
31/12/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2022£1.8m£1.4m
31/12/2021£1.3m£1.1m

Common questions

Is ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £43,976,958, driven by investment gains that offset an excess of expenditure over income. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £27,475,298, which exceed its stated minimum free reserves policy of £23,000,000. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND as a grant recipient include THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

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
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED1£1.3m
ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.2m
THE CATHERINE AND ANGUS WOOD CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
NICK JENKINS FOUNDATION1£5k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION1£3k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND£1.8m—0above0.6%no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED FY2025£951k—0above—no doubt
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION FY2025£277k—0above—no doubt
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£686k—0below—no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM FY2024£825k—0above—no doubt
THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT CHARITY FY2024£403k—0above—no doubt

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