## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/24 Period start date** ## **To 31/03/25 Period end date** ## **Charity name: RED CYPHER Charity registration number: 1161345** ## **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: ||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. Most are
also scored using a standardised scoring
template.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
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.|Para 1.20|Red Cypher has supported the soldiers and
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|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The Charity has met its 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 (Small Society Lottery)
scheme.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Investment performance has largely been in
line with expectations with moderate returns,
along with being a reflection of the current
financial turbulence.| ## **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)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**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|Para 1.46|The Charity has a formal Investment Policy.| |adopted||| |---|---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|An up to date Risk Register is maintained.
Changes in the manning of the Regiment
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** |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| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andrew Budd|Chairman||| ||Angela Fewster|Vice Chairman|Until 18/3/25|| ||David Howells|Vice Chairman||| ||Mike Webb|Hon. Treasurer||| ||Andrew Thorpe|Trustee||| ||Will Grace|Trustee||| ||Andrew Shedden|Trustee||| ||Patrick Armstrong|Trustee||| ||Steve Sinclair|Trustee||| ||Simon Howe|Trustee||| ||Jamie Forbes|Trustee|Until 16/3/25|| ||Fran Sykes|Trustee|From 31/3/25|| – 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 n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **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** **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 Signature(s) Full name(s)** David Howells **Position (eg Secretary,** Vice Chairman **Chair, etc)** ~~eea~~ **Date** 20/11/2025 ~~|~~ CHARITY COMMISSION I FOR ENGIAND AND WALE5 RED CYPHER 1161345 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For tho pgri4xI 0110412024 3110312025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last yoar to th• n••rn¥t£ A1 Rèceipts na ions." ay grving un 45.232 1.693 9,822 9,315 45.232 1.693 45.602 7.712 9.560 12467 531 56 un un raising oven 9.315 me gran an Sub total (Gross income forAR) s• an Inves (see table). 66.112 75.928 66,112 66.11 75.928 A3 Payments 3rd Royal Horso Artillery 9rants Other grants Cost of fund r8i8ing events SSL Club prizg payment Bank fee8 and charges Websité 8rKI cornputer Statlgnery and other exp8rw8 AccourTrtancy Data proleclion fee Insuranc8 Travel Trustees Travel Standard Bexror 36.176 9.207 6,830 369 528 108 600 47 Sub total A4 Assot and Investmont Sub total 55A1 55,413 67,363 Net of r•celpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 10.699 10,099 8,565 30390 40,989 21,n5 30,290 Section B Statement of assets and li Categorles Endowm•nt funds to noare•t £ Details fund$ funds 81 Cash funds 30,989 10,01)0 Unll•(l Tnmt Bank Total cash funds ud(sll Endowmont funds to n•ar•st£ fvnds fund• to vwr••t£ Detsils Detalls Fund to Twhlch Curr•nt valu• 11on•l 83 Inv•stm•nt a•••ts Bv•vln DolpNn 40.000 42,341 Fund lo whlch Detalls Co•t Curr•ntv•lu• B4 Assets retsln•d for th• eharlty8 own us• D•lails Fund t• T•hl¢h Wh•n du• on•1 B5 Llabllltl•s S￿ned by onfr or tsvo tnJste6s ￿ b8half of all tho tru8te8s Slgnalure Prlnt Name Date of approval 25.11.2025 Davld Howolls Mlk• Webb CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Charity Name RED CYPHER On accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2025 Charity no (if any) 1161345 Set out on pages RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT PAGES 1 AND 2 heel I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 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 (Ihe ACY.). 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me Cau￿ 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 Independent examinerfs statement 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Julian Wyncoll Date: 2010912025 Name: Julian Wyncoll Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): ICAEW Address: Scrutton Bland. 820 The Cresent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, Essex, C04 9YQ IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for exam iners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018