THE RAEC AND ETS BRANCH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 231250 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAEC ASSOCIATION, ROYAL ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS ASSOCIATION

(1) Provide support to former members of the AEC/RAEC, serving & former officers of the AGC(ETS) Branch & former members of WRAC permanently employed with RAEC, and their dependants who are in need hardship or distress.(2) Promote the military efficiency of the Army specifically the ETS Branch by fostering esprit de corps within the Branch and preserving its traditions and those of the AEC/RAEC.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE: A. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS AND THE ROYAL ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS (THE ANTECEDENT CORPS) AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (THE BENEFICIARIES), SUCH SUPPORT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER SOURCES. B. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TO SERVING AND FORMER OFFICERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING SERVICES BRANCH OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS (THE BRANCH) WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN FULL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (THE BENEFICIARIES), SUCH SUPPORT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER SOURCES. C. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TO FORMER MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS WHO WERE PERMANENTLY EMPLOYED WITH THE ROYAL ARMY EDUCATIONAL CORPS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN FULL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (THE BENEFICIARIES), SUCH SUPPORT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER SOURCES. D. TO PROMOTE THE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY AND SPECIFICALLY THE BRANCH INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS WITHIN THE BRANCH, PRESERVING ITS TRADITIONS AND THOSE OF THE ANTECEDENT CORPS AND MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN SERVING AND FORMER OFFICERS OF THE BRANCH AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ANTECEDENT CORPS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND FOREIGN

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£38k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds amounted to £814,083.85 as of 31 December 2024, comprising a General Investment Fund and a designated Benevolent Investment Fund. The charity reported a net increase in funds for the year, with total income of £40,705.68 exceeding total expenditure of £37,362.67. The trustees confirmed that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Benevolence Fund: sufficient assets in immediate access current account to cover immediate benevolence requirements. General Fund: sufficient assets to meet Object 4 provisions and administrative costs. (held: £814k)

“The Trustees’ agreed policy is that the Benevolence Fund is to hold sufficient assets in an immediate access current account to cover immediate benevolence requirements. The General Fund current account is to hold sufficient assets to meet the provisions of Object 4 and to meet the administrative costs of running the Association.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — THE RAEC AND ETS BRANCH ASSOCIATION (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Suzy Holmeschair
Colonel Stuart Allen
David Bornstein
David William Pittendreigh
Jennifer Clare Painting
John Herbert Jenkins
Jonathan Taffs · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£41k	£38k
31/12/2023	£47k	£59k
31/12/2022	£51k	£51k
31/12/2021	£36k	£43k
31/12/2020	£30k	£35k

Common questions

Is THE RAEC AND ETS BRANCH ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds amounted to £814,083.85 as of 31 December 2024, comprising a General Investment Fund and a designated Benevolent Investment Fund. The charity reported a net increase in funds for the year, with total income of £40,705.68 exceeding total expenditure of £37,362.67. The trustees confirmed that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.