North Army Trust Fund

Registered charity 249067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH EAST ARMY TRUST FUND, THE NORTH EAST DISTRICT TRUST, THE SECOND DIVISION (ENGLAND) TRUST FUND, THE SECOND DIVISION TRUST FUND

The North Army Trust Fund (NATF) is a Service (Non-Public) Fund. It is maintained to promote the efficiency and well being of units and serving members of the army and their dependants stationed in the Headquarters North area of responsibility, by providing funds that are available for their overall benefit.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY BY THE SUPPORT OF ARMY PERSONNEL, AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO ARE SERVING IN THE DEFINED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA UNDER THE COMMAND OF 15 (NORTH EAST) BRIGADE ON 13 FEBRUARY 2012.

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 · Amateur Sport · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £885,968.84, with total funds of £972,054.42. The charity reports no material fixed assets in deficit and sufficient resources to meet liabilities. However, the Independent Examiner noted that one creditor balance was over three months old and required clearing.

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 3 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 14/05/2024, 104 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£102k£136k
31/03/2024£33k£39k
31/03/2023£40k£104k
31/03/2022£40k£38k
31/03/2021£5k£17k

Common questions

Is North Army Trust Fund financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £885,968.84, with total funds of £972,054.42. The charity reports no material fixed assets in deficit and sufficient resources to meet liabilities. However, the Independent Examiner noted that one creditor balance was over three months old and required clearing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
North Army Trust Fund£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2024£25k—0unclear—no doubt
NUFFIELD TRUST FOR THE FORCES OF THE CROWN FY2025£1.4mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND FY2025£30.9m—5above—no doubt
THE ARMY CENTRAL FUND FY2026£2.4m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£1.8m—0above0.6%no doubt

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