ROYAL TANK REGIMENT BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 248487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

As per Trust Deed

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE:A) IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS; ANDB) ARE EITHERI) MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT; ORII) FORMER MEMBERS OF THE FORMER CORPS; ORIII) DEPENDANTS OF THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED IN SUB CLAUSE (I) AND (II) ABOVE.2. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL TANK REGIMENT THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF SERVING MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is secure, with total funds increasing to £5,377,416 from £5,203,304 in the prior year. Free reserves rose significantly to £228,985, meeting the trustees' policy target of maintaining unrestricted funds equivalent to approximately 12 months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity relies on donations, legacies, and investment income to fund its benevolent activities and support costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Tank Regiment Benevolent Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~159.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (40% 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: 8.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brigadier Nicholas James Cowey MBE · trustee of 4 other charities
• JONATHAN DAVID LEONARD FERMAN MBE · trustee of 4 other charities
• SIMON PAUL WORTH OBE · trustee of 4 other charities
• Simon Andrew Ridgway OBE · trustee of 4 other charities
• THOMAS LLOYD-JUKES · trustee of 4 other charities
• TIMOTHY DAVID HOW · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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