ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-13 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-27
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND 2023-11-08 → present
- ABF THE SOLDIERS' CHARITY 2012-03-02 → 2023-11-08
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The trustees believe that, whilst uncertainty exists, this does not pose a material uncertainty that would cast doubt on the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND · parent
- Soldiers' Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024, the nation commemorated the 80th anniversary of D Day; and we also celebrated the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ABF.”
- “Our 80th anniversary year was one of continuity and change. We said farewell to Warrant Officer Class One Paul Carney...”
- “Our board has seen the appointment of three new trustees, George Culmer, Caitlin Hayden, and Anna Sedgley, appointed through open competition, and who joined us in August 2024.”
- “The 24/25 financial year saw the Charity spending some £9.2m in benevolence, supporting over 80,000 members of the Army family in 52 countries around the world.”
- “receipt this year of a highly significant and generous legacy of nearly £25m has reinforced our financial reserve such as to afford the charity the opportunity to take a genuinely considered approach to a number of issues.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTEITH, Dermot Peter, Brigadier (Retd) | Secretary | 2021-03-31 | — | — |
| BOOTH, Rachel Sarah | Director | 2020-07-01 | Mar 1966 | Scottish |
| CHESTNUTT, Jonathan Edward Alexander | Director | 2026-01-06 | Aug 1976 | British |
| CULMER, Mark George | Director | 2024-08-01 | Oct 1962 | British |
| FELL, Rowena Ruth | Director | 2020-07-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| HAYDEN, Caitlin Murea | Director | 2024-07-31 | Apr 1978 | American |
| LONDON, David Charles George | Director | 2020-07-01 | May 1966 | British,Irish |
| METCALFE, Amanda | Director | 2017-11-29 | Jul 1967 | British |
| MILLER, John Stephen | Director | 2025-05-01 | Dec 1982 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Clare Patricia | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| SCOTT, Anthony Craufurd | Director | 2019-07-03 | Oct 1964 | British |
| SEDGLEY, Anna Katherine Lucy | Director | 2024-08-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| WHITE, Julie | Director | 2023-08-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACON, Robin John, Brigadier (Retd) | Secretary | 2012-03-18 | 2021-03-31 |
| ANDREWS, Stephen Michael | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2012-03-14 |
| BAYNHAM, Peter Frederick | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2019-11-27 |
| BERRAGAN, Gerald William, Sir | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2012-06-06 |
| CARNEY, Paul, Wo1 | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| CLARK TD, Stephen | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2015-11-25 |
| DAVIES, Guy Charles | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2015-11-25 |
| DAVIS, Richard Roderick | Director | 2013-11-27 | 2014-11-26 |
| FAGAN, Mary Catherine | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2024-06-25 |
| FRANCIS, Damien Edward | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2019-11-27 |
| FREEMANTLE, Andrew William | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2016-11-30 |
| GALLICO, Alison Mary | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2014-11-26 |
| GREGORY, Andrew Richard, Sir | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2016-08-08 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul Raymond, Maj Gen | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-09-11 |
| HAUGHTON, Glenn John, Wo1 (Acsm) | Director | 2014-02-19 | 2019-04-02 |
| HAYDEN, Caitlin Murea | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-03-04 |
| HEALE, Simon John Newton | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-04-04 |
| HEARN, Paui Joseph | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2013-04-09 |
| HEARN, Paul Joseph | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2022-04-06 |
| HUGHES, Christopher Glyn Sheridan | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2025-12-03 |
| HUMPHRIS, Samuel Leslie | Director | 2023-09-11 | 2025-12-31 |
| JAMES, Susan | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2012-11-28 |
| JONES, Ivan Bartholomew Leonard, Major General | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2019-03-08 |
| JONES, Philip David | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2022-12-31 |
| KENNEDY, Alasdair Ian Gordon, Major-General | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2016-11-30 |
| MARTIN, Simon Richard | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2022-04-06 |
| METCALFE, Amanda | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2026-03-04 |
| NESMITH, Sharon Patricia Moffat, Maj Gen | Director | 2019-03-09 | 2019-11-27 |
| NITSCH, Robert Malcolm Bowstead, Major General | Director | 2014-11-26 | 2018-07-04 |
| NUGEE, Richard Edward | Director | 2012-06-06 | 2013-11-27 |
| PARKER, Michael John, Sir | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2013-11-27 |
| PATON, Gavin Henderson | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2021-12-01 |
| ROUS, James Anthony Edward | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2025-09-24 |
| SEXTON, Neil David | Director | 2019-11-27 | 2021-12-01 |
| SHEPPARD, Peter John, Major General | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2016-04-06 |
| STOKES, Andrew John | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2014-02-19 |
| WOOD, Malcolm David, Maj Gen | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2022-04-06 |
| WORLEY, Lisa Christine | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2022-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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Year-on-year
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