THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 266982 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an overall decrease in funds of only £21,522 for the year, despite a hefty deficit budget, due to improved investment performance offsetting projected losses. The Trustees confirm they are content with the financial position and consider the level of strategic reserves to be satisfactory and sufficient to provide confidence for the association's transition to a donation-based income model.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient Unrestricted and Undesignated Funds to provide funding for financial resilience, income generation, future income, business continuity, wind-up costs, unexpected events, future projects, and property purchase
“The Association’s Reserves Policy is reviewed annually and aims at holding sufficient Unrestricted and Undesignated Funds to provide funding for the following: a. To provide financial resilience if donations do not keep pace with the rising costs of providing services to members.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Naval Association (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reported reserves equal ~23.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/01/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (28/04/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Australia · Cyprus · France · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Japan · Malta · Northern Ireland · Scotland · South Africa · Spain · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported an overall decrease in funds of only £21,522 for the year, despite a hefty deficit budget, due to improved investment performance offsetting projected losses. The Trustees confirm they are content with the financial position and consider the level of strategic reserves to be satisfactory and sufficient to provide confidence for the association's transition to a donation-based income model. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
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