YEOMANRY BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 259125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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).

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum reserves of approximately £50,000 (held: £209k)
“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.”
Per its FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE QUEEN'S OWN YEOMANRY REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YEOMANRY BENEVOLENT FUND£31k—0above—no doubt
THE QUEEN'S OWN YEOMANRY REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SHERWOOD RANGERS YEOMANRY FY2024£14k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT WELFARE FUND FY2025£61k—0unclear—no doubt
Army Benevolent Fund FY2026£13.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL YORKSHIRE REGIMENT BENEVOLENT TRUST FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt

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