## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/04/23 Period start date** ## **To 31/03/24 Period end date** ## **Charity name: RED CYPHER** ## **Charity registration number: 1161345** ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
(1) To promote the efficiency of 3 RHA
amongst other things, by: (a) Fostering
Esprit de Corps, Comradeship, Morale and
the Welfare of the Regiment and Preserving
its Traditions. (b) Maintaining Comradeship
and contact between past and present
members of the Regiment, fostering mutual
friendship between them and providing
social gatherings for them.
(2)To relieve either generally or individually,
past and present members of the Regiment
and their dependents, who are in conditions
of need, hardship or distress.||| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
Red Cypher promotes the Efficiency of 3rd
Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (3 RHA) and
prompt active support for serving members
and veterans.||| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All Trustees on appointment are made
aware of the guidance issued by CC on
public benefit| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference||| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Covered in existing SOPs and in Grants
Policy. All Grants are made following
examination of a full application.| ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the main Para 1.20 Red Cypher has supported the soldiers and
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the main|Para 1.20|Red Cypher has supported the soldiers and| |achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||veterans throughout the year, through the
granting of funds for welfare and for the
maintenance of morale and wellbeing of
members both past and present.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The Charity has met it’s objectives, despite
the current financial pressures| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The Charity has continued to attract
donations and has launched a number of
initiatives to raise funds including £3 for 3rd
and a 100 Club scheme.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Investment performance has largely been in
line with expectations with moderate returns.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity remains in a good financial state| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity maintains a reserve to assist
with crises that from time-to time may affect
the potential beneficiaries.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£10K| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Currently considered by Trustees to be a
going concern.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity raises money through Give as
You Earn Scheme and Regular Monthly
donations and one of donations from both
veteran and serving community Regular
soldier and officer donations. Veteran
donations. 100 Club. £3 for 3rdScheme.
Bequests. Collections at events.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The Charity has a formal Investment Policy.| |||An up to date Risk Register is maintained.
Changes in the manning of the Regiment| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|have caused some challenges , but these
have been well managed by the Unit and the
Trustees.| |---|---|---| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||n/a| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Constitution Document / Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are drawn from the Serving
Regiment (3 ex-officio appointments) and
from the Veteran Community.
All Trustees are given a welcome pack and
are required to study the Charity
Commission’s “The Essential Trustee” and
“Questions Trustees Should Ask”. All
Trustees are required to complete a “Fit and
Proper Persons Form prior to appointment.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|See above| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity works closely when appropriate
with SSAFA, the Royal Artillery Charitable
Fund and the Royal British Legion.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|The Charity works closely with the Serving
Regiment, but has a independent
governance structure.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name RED CYPHER
Other name the charity uses n/a
Registered charity number 1161345
Charity’s principal address RHQ, 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Albemarle Barracks
Ouston
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE15 0RF
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or
Dates acted if not for whole
Trustee name Office (if any) body) entitled to
year
appoint trustee (if any)
1 Andrew Budd Chairman
2 Angela Fewster Vice Chairman
3 David Howells Vice Chairman
4 Mike Webb Hon. Treasurer
5 Andrew Thorpe Trustee
6 Will Grace Trustee
7 Andrew Shedden Trustee
8 Patrick Armstrong Trustee
9 Steve Sinclair Trustee
10 Simon Howe Trustee
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|Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved|Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved|Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved| |---|---|---| |**Director name**||| |**NIL**|**n/a**|| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**NIL**|**n/a**|| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|n/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|n/a| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** n/a ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **n/a** ~~ee~~ **Other optional information n/a** ~~Oo~~ ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s)
|
Full name(s) David Howells
Position (eg Secretary, Vice Chairman
Chair, etc) eea
Date
14 Jan 2025
PO
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**CC16a**
_|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**CC16a**
_|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Donations:
**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|| |Payroll giving
**45,602**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**45,602**|**45,602**||**55,132**|**55,132**|| |Voluntary (tax efficient)
**7,712**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**7,712**|**7,712**||**14,860**|**14,860**|| |Voluntary
**9,560**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**9,560**|**9,560**||**4,286**|**4,286**|| |Fund raising events
**12,467**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**12,467**|**12,467**||**-**|**-**|| |Returned grant
**531**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**531**|**531**||**-**|**-**|| |Bank interest
**56**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**56**|**56**||**36**|**36**|| |||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_**75,928**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**75,928**|**75,928**||**74,314**|**74,314**|| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**75,928**
**-**
**-**
**75,928**
**74,314**
**A3 Payments**
———=~~——~~|||||||||||||||| |3rd Royal Horse Artillery grants
**36,472**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**36,472**|**36,472**||**44,096**|**44,096**|| |Other grants
**15,090**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**15,090**|**15,090**||**22,584**|**22,584**|| |Cost of fund raising events
**10,898**||||||||||**10,898**|**10,898**||**-**|**-**|| |SSL Club prize payment
**236**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**236**|**236**||**-**|**-**|| |Bank fees and charges
**1,688**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**1,688**|**1,688**||**1,903**|**1,903**|| |Website and computer
**326**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**326**|**326**||**108**|**108**|| |Stationery and other expenses
**107**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**107**|**107**||**63**|**63**|| |Accountancy
**540**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**540**|**540**||**540**|**540**|| |Data protection fee
**80**||||||**-**|**-**|**-**||**80**|**80**||**-**|**-**|| |PPMA Reunion
**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**||**1,404**|**1,404**|| |Insurance
**96**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**96**|**96**||**-**|**-**|| |Travel Trustees
**48**||||||||||**48**|**48**||||| |Travel Standard Bearer
**1,782**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**1,782**|**1,782**||**1,466**|**1,466**|| |**_Sub total_ 67,363**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|**-**|**-**||**67,363**|**67,363**||**72,164**|**72,164**|| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**67,363**
**-**
**-**
**67,363**
**72,164**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**8,565**
**-**
**-**
**8,565**
**2,150**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**21,725**
**- -**
**21,725**
**19,575**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**30,291**
**-**
**- 30,291**
**21,725**
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SSSS]|||||||||||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 17/06/2024 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** **----- Start of picture text -----**
|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|CafCash Account|30,290|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |Total cash funds|30,290|-|-| |===| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|Agreement Error|OK|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |Details| |B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |===>| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|The Royal Artillery Institution|Brewin Dolphin| |40,000|43,168| |Fund| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |===| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|Cost (optional)| |asset belongs|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|-|-| |charity’s own use|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |===|-|-| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details| |liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|Creditors|Unrestricted|1,140| |-| |-| |-| |-| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name|approval| |David Howells|29/07/24| |Mike Webb|29/07/24| |——| |CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|2|17/06/2024| **----- End of picture text -----**
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** ~~ee~~ > **Report to the trustees/ RED CYPHER members of On accounts for the year 31 MARCH 2024 Charity no 1161345 ended (if any) Set out on pages RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT PAGES 1 and 2** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 MARCH 2024. **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed:** Julian Wyncoll **Date:** 29 July 2024 ~~ed~~ **Name:** Julian Wyncoll ~~id~~ **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Tile & Co., Warden House, 37 Manor Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 3LX **Section B Disclosure** ~~I~~ Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**