# THE ARMY DEPENDANTS' TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1064522
- **Other names:** THE SOLDIERS' DEPENDANTS FUND, ADT, The Army Bereavement Trust
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1997
- **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=1064522


## Contact

- **Address:** Baker Room, Old Police House, Town Hall, New Road, BRIXHAM, Devon
- **Postcode:** TQ5 8TA
- **Phone:** 01980345880
- **Email:** office@armydependantstrust.org
- **Website:** https://www.armydependantstrust.org



## Activities

**Activities:** 1.  To promote the efficiency of the Army by providing immediate financial relief of persons who are in a condition of need, hardship or distress and are the dependants or next of kin of a deceased soldier or officer.2.  If and insofar as trustees cannot apply the income for the object above, they will apply it in making grants to the ABF The Soldiers' Charity for their general purposes.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2103389 | £2025386 | £28846070 | 2 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2053793 | £1840717 | £27813590 | 2 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1959935 | £2018524 | £27695109 | 2 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1909639 | £1092888 | £31263421 | 2 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1845883 | £1824902 | £27755723 | 2 |



## Trustees

- **Maj Gen Jonathan Chestnutt CBE** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 5, 2026
- BRIGADIER CHRISTOPHER COLES CBE — appointed Jan. 19, 2017
- Brian Alvin — appointed Oct. 26, 2017
- Brigadier Melissa Emmett MBE — appointed Dec. 13, 2024
- Christopher Palmer OBE — appointed Dec. 13, 2024
- Colonel Michael SYKES OBE — appointed March 31, 2017
- Colonel Newton Astbury — appointed Sept. 29, 2016
- Nikki Peterson — appointed Dec. 13, 2024