# THE FRIENDS OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1068463
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF D W R, FRIENDS OF DWR FUND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** March 5, 1998
- **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=1068463


## Contact

- **Address:** THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON REGIMENT, BANKFIELD MUSEUM, BOOTHTOWN ROAD, HALIFAX
- **Postcode:** HX3 6HG
- **Phone:** 01422356759
- **Email:** dukesrhq@btconnect.com
- **Website:** www.dwr.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO APPLY THE TRUST FUND FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE REGIMENT AND, IN PARTICULAR, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING

**Activities:** Make grants for charitable purposes in connection with the regiment: (1) To promote the efficiency and Esprit de Corps. (2) Sporting, expeditionary, adventure training. (3) Regimental musuems, churches, property and colours. (4) Preservation of the links between the regiment and the communities in it's recruiting area. (5) To other charitable trusts for the benefit of the regiment.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance
- **What:** Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £16285 | £27542 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £65951 | £39732 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £39335 | £58252 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £6416 | £12848 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £16481 | £15830 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Brigadier Andrew Donisthorpe Meek CBE** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 21, 2013
- COLONEL SIMON CHARLES NEWTON MBE
- Lt Col Andrew Herbert Schofield Drake MBE — appointed June 6, 2018
- MAJOR DAVID LOUIS JOHN HARRAP
- Major Patrick Martin Ennis — appointed Feb. 20, 2014