The Royal Signals Charity

Registered charity 284923 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS BENEVOLENT FUND, THE ROYAL SIGNALS ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND

To provide grants for deserving welfare cases that are within the objects of the Charity.To fund the activities of the serving, reserves and retired members of Royal Corps of Signals, that attract no or only partial funding from the Ministry of Defence, in order to foster effectiveness, morale, teamwork, fitness, professional development, comradeship and esprit de corps.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.5m

Latest spending

£1.6m

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income of £1,515K exceeded total expenditure of £1,610K, resulting in a deficit before investment gains. However, after recognizing investment gains of £825K, the charity reported a net surplus, increasing its total fund balances to £12,042K. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £4,020K are sufficient to meet short-term risks and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee earned £60,000 - £70,000 (2023: one employee).” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earned £60,000 - £70,000 (2023: one employee).” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Subscriptions (56% of income)

“Subscription income increased to £848K in 2024 from £773K in 2023” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to allow funds to continue to accumulate, when surplus investment return arises (held: £4.0m)

“The Reserves Policy is therefore, to allow funds to continue to accumulate, when surplus investment return arises. In the event that any strategic risks arise before sufficient reserves have been accumulated, it has been accepted that the charity would reduce the support it gives to Morale and Efficiency (but not Welfare).” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: The Royal Signals Museum Trading Company Limited

“The Charity is related to The Royal Signals Museum (an incorporated charity) and its subsidiary The Royal Signals Museum Trading Company Limited due to their related objectives and activities.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore (South) LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Signals Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income

£1.5m

Total spending

£1.6m

Cost of raising funds

£20k

Reserves (reported)

£4.0m

Employees

8

Reported reserves equal ~30.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (61% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

THE ROYAL SIGNALS TRUSTEE LIMITED

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	£1.5m	£1.6m
31/12/2023	£1.5m	£1.9m
31/12/2022	£1.5m	£1.6m
31/12/2021	£1.3m	£1.3m
31/12/2020	£1.2m	£1.6m

Common questions

Is The Royal Signals Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income of £1,515K exceeded total expenditure of £1,610K, resulting in a deficit before investment gains. However, after recognizing investment gains of £825K, the charity reported a net surplus, increasing its total fund balances to £12,042K. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £4,020K are sufficient to meet short-term risks and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore (South) LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of The Royal Signals Charity earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds The Royal Signals Charity?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Royal Signals Charity as a grant recipient include TEAM FORCES FOUNDATION, G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATION	FY2024	£50k
TEAM FORCES FOUNDATION	FY2025	£47k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£800	Donation

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/02/1996	£200k	"Royal School of Signals Museum, Blandford Camp"

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 ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.2m
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT CHARITY income £403k
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUND income £278k
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED income £951k
THE ROYAL WELSH REGIMENTAL WELFARE AND BENEVOLENCE FOUNDATION income £351k
ROYAL AIR FORCE HIGH WYCOMBE OFFICERS' MESS income £313k
ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Royal Signals Charity	£1.5m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT CHARITY FY2024	£403k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE CENTRAL BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025	£278k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION LIMITED FY2025	£951k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL WELSH REGIMENTAL WELFARE AND BENEVOLENCE FOUNDATION FY2026	£351k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL AIR FORCE HIGH WYCOMBE OFFICERS' MESS FY2025	£313k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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