THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS AID SOCIETY

Registered charity 259229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FUSILIERS AID SOCIETY

The object of the Society is to provide advice and assistance, directly or indirectly, out of capital or income, to serving and past members of the Regiment and past members of the Regiments from which it was formed, and their widows and dependants, by making grants to them when in need and towards education.

Objects

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE OUT OF CAPITAL OR INCOME TO SERVING OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT AND PAST MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENTS FROM WHICH IT HAS BEEN FORMED.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of XX THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS COMPASSIONATE FUND (charity 237212) — merger registered 16/09/2008.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£311k
Latest spending
£425k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,391,956, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover timing differences for grant claims and core working capital. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,984 for the year, driven by significant investment gains and incoming resources of £310,753 against expenditures of £407,670. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: there are sufficient unrestricted funds to give flexibility to cover temporary timing differences for grant claims and adequate working capital for core costs. (held: £9.4m)
“The Trustees consider that, given the nature of the work of the Society, there are sufficient unrestricted funds to give flexibility to cover temporary timing differences for grant claims and adequate working capital for core costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 80% of One Day's Pay donations donated to Fusiliers' Fund
“During the year 80% of the One Day Pay donations receivable have been donated to the Fusiliers’ Fund, a total of £48,033 (2024 - £47,030).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PB Associates. 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.

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 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fusiliers Aid Society (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£516k
Total spending
£330k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£7.1m
Employees
0

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£311k£425k
31/12/2024£360k£548k
31/12/2023£317k£406k
31/12/2022£516k£330k
31/12/2021£535k£532k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS AID SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,391,956, which the Trustees consider sufficient to cover timing differences for grant claims and core working capital. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,984 for the year, driven by significant investment gains and incoming resources of £310,753 against expenditures of £407,670. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PB Associates.

Who funds THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS AID SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS AID SOCIETY as a grant recipient include ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND, THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUST, CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUNDFY2024£98kReaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programme
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kEx-servicemen and women
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kEx-service men and women
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3kEx-service men and women
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government22/09/2023£98kCovenant Fund
UK government29/03/2022£35kOVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIES1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS AID SOCIETY£311k——above—no doubt
THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT CHARITY FY2025£495k—0below0.9%no doubt
THE RIFLES REGIMENTAL TRUST FY2025£574k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT CHARITY FY2024£556k—0above—no doubt
THE ROYAL YORKSHIRE REGIMENT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£235k—0above—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.