# THE RIFLES OFFICERS' FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1025591
- **Other names:** THE ROYAL GREEN JACKETS OFFICERS FUND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 2, 1993
- **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=1025591


## Contact

- **Address:** RHQ THE RIFLES, PENINSULA BARRACKS, ROMSEY ROAD, WINCHESTER
- **Postcode:** SO23 8TP
- **Phone:** 01962 828530
- **Email:** riflescharities@the-rifles.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, DISABILITY, OR THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE; AND(A) ARE OFFICERS OR FORMER OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT, THE FORMER REGIMENTS OR THE TERRITORIAL ARMY UNITS; OR(B) THE FAMILIES OR DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSONS.(2) THE TRUSTEES MAY RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED BY:(A) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM; OR(B) PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM; OR(C) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO THOSE IN NEED.(3) IF AND IN SO FAR AS THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY CANNOT BE APPLIED  TOWARDS THE PURPOSE SPECIFIED IN SUB-CLAUSE (1) ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SERVING OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT OR THE TERRITORIAL ARMY UNITS IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.

**Activities:** The principle activity is the provision of grant support for the relief of need, hardship and distress among Officers and former Officers of the Regiment and the Regiments or the Territorial Army units who are in need of assistance, and their families and dependents. To the extent that income is not required for the principle activity, the Trustees may apply it for the benefit of serving officers.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £42547 | £100813 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £41974 | £64872 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £35687 | £39818 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £29141 | £34123 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £36275 | £26809 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **SIMON CHARLES HAZLITT** (Chair)
- Brigadier James Michael Henry Allen OBE — appointed Jan. 23, 2025
- Brigadier Matthew Richard Baker — appointed July 3, 2024
- Captain Adrian Matthew Hinks — appointed Oct. 18, 2024
- Colonel Ralph Graham Arundell — appointed Feb. 6, 2018
- Henry Charles Steel — appointed July 30, 2020
- Lieutenant Colonel Peter James Alexander Balls OBE — appointed July 20, 2018
- Major General Daniel Reeve MC — appointed July 20, 2019
- Rebecca Charlotte Maciejewska — appointed Sept. 30, 2021
- Robert Charles Reynolds — appointed Jan. 23, 2025