ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-03 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£316K
-22.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£43M
+8.7% vs 2023
Employees
4
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,577,315 | £2,359,138 | |
| Operating profit | -£18,297 | £737,138 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,971,709 | £3,457,172 | |
| Cash | £408,387 | £315,942 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £39,655,875 | £43,113,047 | |
| Equity | £39,655,875 | £43,113,047 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | |
| Wages | £124,596 | £130,663 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.2% | 31.2% | |
| Net margin | 125.0% | 146.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 87.69x | 67.33x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the RACF has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND. · parent
- Royal Artillery Association
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 85 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Paul, Colonel | Secretary | 2025-01-21 | — | — |
| CARTER, Matthew Gerard John, Colonel | Secretary | 2018-10-10 | — | — |
| BUTT, David Alexander, Colonel | Director | 2024-07-29 | Feb 1979 | British |
| COMPORT, Christopher Eldred | Director | 2016-12-01 | Jun 1956 | British |
| CULLEN, David Mark | Director | 2016-12-14 | Jul 1963 | British |
| CUSSANS, William Benedict De Cusance | Director | 2024-06-07 | May 1961 | British |
| FARRELL, Patrick James, Colonel | Director | 2025-01-15 | Mar 1980 | British |
| FORSTER, Richard Andrew, Colonel | Director | 2023-10-09 | Apr 1976 | British,American |
| HAIGH, Phillip Ashley, Colonel | Director | 2025-04-23 | Nov 1969 | British |
| HAY, Stuart Ian, Colonel | Director | 2024-04-22 | Feb 1977 | British |
| HOWE, Simon John, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | 2021-12-08 | Jul 1964 | British |
| INGHAM, Benjamin Matthew David, Colonel | Director | 2023-11-22 | Nov 1973 | British |
| LIGHTFOOT, James Lee | Director | 2024-05-31 | Sep 1984 | British |
| POUNTAIN, Mark Nicholas, Brigadier | Director | 2018-03-23 | Mar 1957 | British |
| RELPH, Michael David, Colonel | Director | 2017-10-25 | May 1957 | British |
Show 85 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARMODY, Michael John, Lieutenant Colonel | Secretary | — | 1998-04-09 |
| FELTON, Morris George, Leutenant Colonel | Secretary | 1998-04-09 | 2001-09-07 |
| LANG, Nigel Godfrey Wyngard, Lt Col (Retired) | Secretary | 2001-10-10 | 2005-11-30 |
| VERE NICOLL, Ian Alexander | Secretary | 2005-12-05 | 2018-10-09 |
| ABRAHAM, Kevin David, Brigadier | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2006-01-01 |
| ASHMORE, Nicholas, Brigadier | Director | 2007-07-05 | 2009-03-20 |
| BAKER, Hugh Scott, Colonel | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2019-05-10 |
| BENNETT, Jeremy Matthew James, Brigadier | Director | 2014-09-02 | 2016-12-01 |
| BISHOP, Darren Michael, Colonel | Director | 2022-06-07 | 2025-04-23 |
| BRAMBLE, William James Frank, Brigadier | Director | 2010-07-31 | 2012-07-13 |
| BROWN, Christopher Charles, Brigadier | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2003-03-31 |
| BUDD, John Anthony Joseph, Brigadier | Director | — | 1996-11-08 |
| CARR, Brian Donald, Major (Retired) | Director | — | 2005-10-12 |
| CHRISTOPHER, Robert James, Colonel | Director | 2022-06-07 | 2023-09-04 |
| CLARK, Alastair James Mcdougal, Brigadier | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| COLLINGE, John Richard, Colonel | Director | 2015-01-19 | 2016-12-01 |
| COOK, William Osborne, Brigadier | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1998-10-19 |
| COOPER, Martin Brook, Colonel | Director | 1999-11-22 | 2003-05-19 |
| COTON, Christopher Lionel, Colonel | Director | 2023-09-20 | 2024-05-06 |
| DARMODY, Michael John, Lt Col (Retired) | Director | 2002-04-12 | 2009-07-08 |
| DE FONBLANQUE, Hugh Barrington, Brigadier | Director | 1997-07-02 | 2003-06-25 |
| DINES, Andrew John | Director | 2007-07-05 | 2024-06-12 |
| DORNAN, Mark Alexander, Alford | Director | 2021-07-26 | 2024-07-26 |
| DOUGLAS WITHERS, Mark Guy, Brigadier Retired | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2005-01-07 |
| DOUGLAS-WITHERS, Mark Guy, Brigadier | Director | 1996-02-02 | 2000-02-02 |
| DURIE, Ian Geoffrey Campbell, Major General | Director | 1994-04-18 | 1996-02-02 |
| FAIRMAN, Barrie John, Colonel | Director | 1995-10-16 | 1998-09-08 |
| FARNDALE, Martin, General Sir | Director | — | 1996-11-21 |
| FITZGERALD, Nicholas, Colonel | Director | 2010-01-14 | 2011-05-27 |
| FLEETWOOD, Thomas Michael Arthur, Colonel | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2005-03-23 |
| FLETCHER-WOOD, Clive, Colonel | Director | 2003-06-25 | 2023-06-08 |
| FORD, Karl, Brigadier | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2014-05-28 |
| GILCHRIST, Graeme Elder, Col (Retired) | Director | 1997-05-17 | 2012-05-19 |
| GORDON, Alan Fleetwood, Brigadier (Retired) | Director | 2005-01-07 | 2012-05-19 |
| GOWER, James Ronald Murray, Lt Col | Director | 2005-03-23 | 2007-04-22 |
| GREGORY, Andrew Richard, Brig | Director | 2002-02-13 | 2004-02-23 |
| HALDENBY, Richard, Brigadier | Director | 2009-11-21 | 2012-07-06 |
| HARLEY, Alexander George Hamilton, Gen Sir | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2007-07-04 |
| HARMER, Richard Charles, Colonel | Director | 2022-06-07 | 2025-01-20 |
| HOLLANDS, Graham Spencer, Major General | Director | 1992-03-02 | 1993-09-30 |
| HOWARTH, John Hepworth | Director | 1997-05-17 | 2002-12-03 |
| HUMPHREYS, Simon Lea, Brigadier | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2014-09-01 |
| HUTCHINSON, Simon Christopher John, Colonel | Director | 2003-05-19 | 2005-01-21 |
| JENKINS, Barry Warden, Colonel | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2011-12-09 |
| JOLLEY, Ewart Alan, Col (Retired) | Director | 2004-05-22 | 2015-08-31 |
| KEELING, John James, Brigadier | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1997-12-15 |
| KELLY, Michael, Colonel | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2019-10-07 |
| KINGDON, William James Frazer, Brigadier | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2008-02-04 |
| KNIGHTLEY, Clive Ansell, Colonel | Director | 2004-05-03 | 2007-05-20 |
| LANE, Paul Richard Lorimer | Director | 2007-05-21 | 2010-01-13 |
| LEE, Roderick Miles, Colonel | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2015-01-18 |
| LEIGHTON, James Oliver | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2024-06-12 |
| LYON, David Gordon, Colonel | Director | 1998-09-08 | 1999-11-22 |
| MAKIN, Alexander Ian Scott, Colonel | Director | — | 2002-04-11 |
| MALEC, Giles Harry, Colonel | Director | 2017-10-25 | 2020-10-16 |
| MARSHALL, Neil, Brigadier | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2010-07-30 |
| MILNE, John, Major General | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2016-12-14 |
| MURPHY, Robert Stuart Thomas, Colonel | Director | 2019-07-27 | 2022-02-07 |
| MUSGRAVE, John Brian, Colonel | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2019-02-11 |
| NICHOLLS, Christopher John, Colonel | Director | 2007-04-23 | 2009-05-01 |
| PALMER, Craig, Colonel | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2023-10-17 |
| PARKER, Benjamin Herbert, Colonel | Director | — | 1997-05-17 |
| PHILLIPS, Anthony Brian, Colonel | Director | 2019-05-31 | 2021-07-23 |
| PHILPOTT, Nigel Bruce, Brigadier | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2003-03-16 |
| POND, Nick Stephen, Colonel | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2016-01-01 |
| PRIOR, William George, Colonel | Director | 2012-05-19 | 2021-11-23 |
| PURDY, Robert William Hunt | Director | 2003-03-17 | 2004-05-03 |
| RADCLIFFE, David Edward, Brigadier | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2018-03-23 |
| RADCLIFFE, David Edward, Brigadier | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1996-12-09 |
| RALPH, Sydney Peter | Director | — | 1996-12-11 |
| RAWORTH, Micheal, Brigadier | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-01-26 |
| RICHARDS, Anthony Terence Gordon | Director | 2006-06-21 | 2017-03-30 |
| RICHARDS, Michael John Nicholas, Colonel | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1995-10-16 |
| SANDERS, Len | Director | 2022-06-07 | 2024-05-31 |
| SAWYER, Nicholas | Director | 2016-03-04 | 2017-08-22 |
| SHELLARD, Michael Francis Linton, Maj Gen (Retired) | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| SHELLARD, Michael Francis Linton, Major General | Director | — | 1992-03-01 |
| SMITH, Richard James Scott, Brigadier | Director | 1997-12-15 | 1999-11-29 |
| SMYTHE, Micheal, Brigadier | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1994-06-30 |
| SQUIRES, Roger, Colonel | Director | — | 2004-05-22 |
| STEELE, Michael Chandos Merrett | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
| SYKES, Richard Matthew Mcqueen | Director | 2005-01-06 | 2007-01-12 |
| TADIER, Colin William, Brigadier | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2007-07-04 |
| TAYLOR, Graham, Colonel | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2023-07-28 |
| TENNANT, Michael Trenchard, Major General | Director | — | 1994-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 294 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+49.6%
£1,577,315 £2,359,138
-
Cash
-22.6%
£408,387 £315,942
-
Net assets
+8.7%
£39,655,875 £43,113,047
-
Employees
0%
4 4
-
Operating profit
+4,128.7%
-£18,297 £737,138
-
Wages
+4.9%
£124,596 £130,663
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers