# THE RIFLES AND THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1038526
- **Other names:** REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION OF THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT, THE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION OF THE RIFLES AND THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT
- **Status:** Removed
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 9, 1994
- **Removed:** Sept. 23, 2022
- **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=1038526



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE RIFLES AND THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT ASSOCIATION ("THE ASSOCIATION" AND "THE OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY BY:(A)  MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN PAST OR PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE RIFLES ("THE REGIMENT") AND THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT ("RGBW"), THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT (28TH AND 61ST), THE ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT (PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES'S), THE WILTSHIRE REGIMENT (DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S), THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S ROYAL REGIMENT (BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE) AND THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BERKSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY ("THE FORMER REGIMENTS"), FOSTERING MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP AND PROVIDING SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR THEM;(B) FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP AND WELFARE OF THE REGIMENT AND PRESERVING ITS TRADITIONS AND THOSE OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS;(C) RELIEVING, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT AND THE FORMER REGIMENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS ("BENEFICIARIES").

**Activities:** Promoting Army efficiency by: contact between past and present members of The Rifles, the RGBW its forming and antecedent regts; fostering esprit de corps; and, addressing hardship. This is exercised by: promoting past deeds; encouraging museums and their day to day operation; making grants to 1054647, the Regimental Trust; support to memorials; and, observing other powers within the Constitution.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bracknell Forest
- Bristol City
- Gloucestershire
- Isle Of Wight
- Reading
- Slough
- South Gloucestershire
- West Berkshire
- Wiltshire
- Windsor And Maidenhead



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2023 |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £188 | £41244 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £11326 | £425556 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2020 | £19033 | £45377 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2019 | £22257 | £96210 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2018 | £22928 | £51310 |  -  |  -  |  |