YEOMANRY BENEVOLENT FUND
To provide financial welfare assistance to those who have served in Yeomanry Regiments and their dependants who are experiencing hardship.
Objects
ASSISTING ANY BENEFICIARY EITHER BY WAY OF DIRECT MONEY OR BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHING OR OTHER NECESSARIES, (FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 4 OF THE DECLARATION OF TRUST).
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £1,070,811, comprising an endowment fund of £862,204 and unrestricted funds of £208,607. The trustees have determined that minimum reserves of approximately £50,000 should be held in the Unrestricted Fund, a level significantly exceeded by the current balance. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,682 for the year, driven by investment gains, while charitable spending totaled £38,014.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees have reviewed what is appropriate to meet the continuing obligations of the Fund for regular payment of grants and for future needs and contingencies and have determined that minimum reserves of approximately £50,000 should be held in the Unrestricted Fund.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- 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
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Simon Walkerchair
- Alexander John Mallin
- Alexandra Gail Milne
- Brigadier HUGH JOHN ROBERTSON QVRM TD
- Keith James Durward FCA
- MR CW ELWELL
- Major General Simon Howe Brooks-Ward CVO CBE TD
- Patrick Long
- RUTHVEN AUSTEN BURDON-COOPER
- Toby Henry Mcintosh Gaddum TD
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2026 | £31k | £50k |
| 31/05/2025 | £32k | £46k |
| 31/05/2024 | £36k | £42k |
| 31/05/2023 | £32k | £44k |
| 31/05/2022 | £30k | £36k |
Common questions
Is YEOMANRY BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £1,070,811, comprising an endowment fund of £862,204 and unrestricted funds of £208,607. The trustees have determined that minimum reserves of approximately £50,000 should be held in the Unrestricted Fund, a level significantly exceeded by the current balance. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,682 for the year, driven by investment gains, while charitable spending totaled £38,014. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST | 1 | £3.3m |
| WARRANT OFFICERS' & SERGEANTS' MESS SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | 1 | £1.1m |
| ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £407k |
| THE REME CHARITY | 1 | £263k |
| THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS ASSOCIATION | 1 | £175k |
| MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £130k |
| THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST | 1 | £120k |
| The Royal Signals Charity | 1 | £105k |
Charities like this
- THE QUEEN'S OWN YEOMANRY REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION
- CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SHERWOOD RANGERS YEOMANRY
- THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT WELFARE FUND
- Army Benevolent Fund
- THE ROYAL YORKSHIRE REGIMENT BENEVOLENT TRUST
- RJM CHARITY TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEOMANRY BENEVOLENT FUND | £31k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE QUEEN'S OWN YEOMANRY REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SHERWOOD RANGERS YEOMANRY | £14k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT WELFARE FUND | £61k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Army Benevolent Fund | £13.7m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ROYAL YORKSHIRE REGIMENT BENEVOLENT TRUST | £184k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |