ROYAL COMMONWEALTH EX-SERVICES LEAGUE

Registered charity 231322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RCEL

The Charity operates outside the United Kingdom looking after the welfare of ex-service men and women of Commonwealth countries who have at some time served the British Crown. Today there are 58 Member Organisations in 51 countries.

Objects

WITH A VIEW TO PERPETUATING THE MEMORY OF GALLANT MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR DIED FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS AND TO MAINTAINING AND PERPETUATING THE COMRADESHIP WHICH ALWAYS INSPIRES MEMBERS OF THE ARMED AND AUXILIARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE OBJECT OF THE LEAGUE SHALL BE TO SEEK TO ENSURE BY CHARITABLE MEANS THAT NO MAN OR WOMAN, WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF ANY COMMONWEALTH COUNTRY, OR WHO SERVED DURING HOSTILITIES IN THE MERCHANT NAVIES OF ANY SUCH COUNTRY, OR WHO SERVED IN THE RED CROSS OR ST JOHN'S ORGANISATION WHILE SUCH ORGANISATION WAS SERVING WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF ANY SUCH COUNTRY, OR DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PEOPLE SHALL BE WITHOUT HELP IF IN NEED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

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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 handling
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2016)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Operates in: Antigua And Barbuda · Australia · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belize · Burma · Cameroon · Canada · Cayman Islands · Cyprus · Dominica · Eswatini

Income and spending