THE ROYAL ARTILLERY GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 275558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE RECRUITMENT EFFICIENCY AND MORALE IN THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY AND ITS MEMBERS WHETHER REGULAR, SPECIAL RESERVE, TERRATORIAL OR TEMPORARY 2) RELIEF OF POVERTY OR DISTRESS AMONG PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE MEMBERS OF ALL RANKS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF ANY DECEASED MEMBER AS AFORESAID

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Latest income

£686k

Latest spending

£686k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved its objectives by making financial grants to other regimental charities, with total income and expenditure both increasing to £686,094. Per the trustees' report, the charity distributes all incoming resources annually and holds no reserves as it employs no staff and has no liabilities or creditors. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £200; policy: no reserves policy stated)

“The Trust distributes all its incoming resources, which comes from donations, on an annual basis. It has no need of reserves as it does not employ staff and has neither liabilities nor creditors.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Maj Gen Cullen received a consultancy fee of £32,500. He is Chairman of the RAI and RACF boards of Trustees, which are related parties receiving grants from RAGCT.

“Maj Gen Cullen who is paid a consultancy fee by RAGCT in his capacity as Controller Royal Artillery, is Chairman of the RAI and RACF boards of Trustees.” — page 17

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£686k

Total spending

£686k

Reserves (reported)

£200

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Colonel Patrick James Farrell OBE ADC · trustee of 2 other charities
Colonel Philip Ashley Haigh · trustee of 1 other charity
RASM Keith Fisher · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£686k	£686k
31/12/2023	£679k	£679k
31/12/2022	£674k	£674k
31/12/2021	£688k	£688k
31/12/2020	£669k	£669k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL ARTILLERY GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved its objectives by making financial grants to other regimental charities, with total income and expenditure both increasing to £686,094. Per the trustees' report, the charity distributes all incoming resources annually and holds no reserves as it employs no staff and has no liabilities or creditors. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED	1	£1.3m
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
NICK JENKINS FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND.

ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND income £1.8m
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED income £951k
ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM income £825k
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION income £277k
THE ROYAL LANCERS CHARITABLE TRUST income £231k
KING'S ROYAL HUSSARS REGIMENTAL TRUST income £171k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST	£686k	—	below	—	no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£1.8m	—	above	0.6%	no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED FY2025	£951k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY MUSEUM FY2024	£825k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£277k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL LANCERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£231k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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