# ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1003032
- **Other names:** RECCT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** May 28, 1991
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1003032


## Contact

- **Address:** HQRE, BROMPTON BARRACKS, DOCK ROAD, CHATHAM, KENT
- **Postcode:** ME4 4UG
- **Phone:** 03001665212
- **Email:** corps.treasurer@rhqre.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A)TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS (HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE ROYAL ENGINEERS);(B) TO PROMOTE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION, THE INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS, THE ROYAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM AND THE ROYAL ENGINEERS HEADQUARTER MESS AS LAID DOWN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CHARTERS;(C)TO FOSTER AN ESPRIT DE CORPS IN THE ROYAL ENGINEERS;(D)TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY NECESSITOUS PERSONS BEING MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS OR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS BENEFICIAIRIES).

**Activities:** Grant making

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1436592 | £1510523 | £10486420 | 21 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1403875 | £1499114 | £10186055 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1448904 | £1366194 | £10194931 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1353688 | £1173388 | £11420364 | 10 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1356455 | £1211214 | £10466207 | 10 |



## Trustees

- **Sir Christopher Linley Tickell** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 14, 2023
- BRIGADIER JAMES WEBSTER — appointed Dec. 1, 2023
- BRIGADIER Jason Ainley — appointed Oct. 1, 2024
- BRIGADIER SIMON JOHN CARVEL — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- COLONEL GUY CHEESMAN ADC — appointed Jan. 12, 2026
- CSM Spencer Eardley — appointed June 20, 2023
- Col Daniel Hall VR MInstRE — appointed Aug. 6, 2025
- MAJOR GENERAL ALASTAIR DICKINSON CBE — appointed Oct. 1, 2015
- MAJOR GENERAL DAVID SOUTHALL CBE — appointed Dec. 11, 2020
- MAJOR GENERAL ELDON NICHOLAS SOMERVILLE MILLAR MBE — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- MAJOR GENERAL NICHOLAS JOHN CAVANAGH — appointed Jan. 1, 2017
- MAJOR GENERAL PETER ROWELL MBE — appointed June 20, 2025