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NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 219858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£11.6m
Latest spending
£11.4m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £241,739 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £11,622,960. However, the trustees report that free reserves are negative £671,325, a position they judge sustainable due to substantial property fixed assets valued at £10 million and significant advance membership subscriptions.

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: National Shooting Centre Limited
“The charity owns 100% of the issued share capital of National Shooting Centre Limited (“NSC”), which carries on the trading operations of the group.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£11.6m
Total spending
£11.4m
Cost of raising funds
£7.6m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
98

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£11.6m£11.4m
31/12/2024£11.1m£10.6m
31/12/2023£10.0m£10.0m
31/12/2022£8.8m£8.5m
31/12/2021£7.5m£6.7m

Common questions

Is NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated surplus of £241,739 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £11,622,960. However, the trustees report that free reserves are negative £671,325, a position they judge sustainable due to substantial property fixed assets valued at £10 million and significant advance membership subscriptions. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.