2025-06-30-accounts - Artillery Centre Other Funds

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01 Jul 2024 Period start date To 30 Jun 2025 Period end date

Charity name: ARTILLERY CENTRE OTHER FUNDS

Charity registration number: 1170834

Objectives and Activities

		Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities
		a 2 reference Summary ofthe purposes of	Para 1.17 the charity as setout in its governing document		The Artillery Centre Other Funds Fund is governedby its Constitution and the individual Restricted Funds Charters. It is registered as a charity within the Charity Commission.
		Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The Trustee has delegated the day to day management ofthe Artillery Centre Other Funds
	-	purposes forthe public benefit, in particular, the	activities, projects orservices identified in the accounts.		to individual accountmanagerswho are appointed bythe account members and representthe interests oftheirmembers. Each account abides by its own bespoke Charter
				which is overseen by the Fund Manager, who is
				14 Regiment RA’s 2IC as appointed by the
				CO/Managing Trustee. Any deviations from the
				individual accounts Charter must be approved
				by the Fund Manager.
		Statement confirming whether the trustees have	Para1.18.		The Trustee is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with.
	-	had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity	Commission on public benefit		reasonable accuracy atany time the financial position ofthe Charity and enablesthem to ensure thatthe financial statements complywith the Charities Act2011. TheTrustee is also responsible for safeguarding the assets ofthe
				Charity and hence fortaking reasonable steps
				forthe prevention and detection offraud and
				other irregularities. The Trustee has had regard
				to the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public
				Benefit.
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.		Policy on social investment	Para 1.38		.
		including program related
		investment : = volunteersi

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- Achievements and Performance

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achievements ofthe charity,
identifying the differencethe
charity’swork has made to
the circumstances of its|||Para 1.20
,||ensure thatthere are adequate resources
available for expenditure on improvements to the
welfare and quality of life forserving members of
theArmed Forces who are members ofthe:
various Fund accounts, and the engenderment of|| ||||beneficiaries and anywider|||||‘esprit de corps’. The majority of ‘live’ codes within|| ||||benefits to society as a
whole.|a||||the fund have been buoyant in providing events
and activities which improve the morale oftheir
members as well as promoting the Royal Artillery|| |||||||||to the wider community. The most recent ofthese|| |||||||||were the Royal Tournament, Polo club activities,|| |||||||||RA Football team’s tours and the RA Carp|| |||||||||Championships.|| |||||||||AsACOF isa depository for clubs and regularly
recurring events within the Artillery Centre and,|| |||:||||||where applicable, the wider Royal Regiment of|| |||||||||Artillery the accounts in the Fund have no GPF,|| ||||||||||creditors or property to account for.. There is a|| |||||||||debtor for the Army
Welfare Fund clubs floats.|| |-||Additional information (optional)|||||||| |||You may
choose to include||further|||statements where relevant about:||| ||||Achievements against|-||Para 1.41|||a,| ||||objectives set||||||| ||||Performance offundraising||||Para 1.41|||| ||||activities against objectives||-||||| ||||set
a||||||| ||||Investment performance|||Para 1.41|||| ||||against objectives|||||-|| |||Lea|||||i||| |||Financial Review||||||7|| |||||Review ofthe charity’s
financial position atthe end
ofthe period
oo|||Para 1.21 | All codes within the Fund are selffunding and
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sustained on this basis. During this financial year,
the Fund continues to meet its charitable|||’| |||||||||objectives as set out within the charters.|| |||||||||All codes within the Fund are solvent.|| ||||Statement explaining the|||Para 1.22||| Nil
.|| ||||policy for holding reserves|||||_|| ||||stating why
they
are held||||||| ||||Reasons for holding zero|||Para 1.22|||ACOF has no financial reserves as it has no
©|| ||||reserves|||||specific grantmaking function. Furthermore, the
FundhasnoContingentLiability
totheArmy.||

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ee contingency of zero.	ee contingency of zero.
deficit
Explanation ofany	Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
‘charity continuing as a going
concern

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choose to include further statements|Additional information (optional)|
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choose to include further statements|where relevant about:||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||The charity’s principal
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Para'1.47|.|||||| |||sources offunds (including||||||| |||any fundraising)||||||| |||Investment policy and
-Para 1.46||||||| |||objectives including any||||||| |||social investment policy||||||| |||adopted||||||| |i||beer hl
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Aan||||||| |||Structure,Governance and Management|||.||.|| |||en
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document| Para 1.25
‘trust deed, royal charter)||eee
MOD Standard Constitution adopted on
15Jan 2013.
ae|||||.| |||How is the charity
Para 1.25
constituted?||Unincorporated association
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.||||| ||.|Trustee selection methods __| Para 1.25
including details ofany
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post orname of
any person orbody entitled
to appointone ormore||TheCommanding Officer of 14 Regiment
Royal Artillery is appointed ex-officio
Trustee of all Service Funds at 14
Regiment RA. Appointment ofthe
Commanding Officer is controlled byAPC
Glasgow.||||| |||trustees||||||| |||Additional information (optional)||||||| |||Youmay
choosetoincludefurtherstatements||whererelevantabout:||:|||

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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s organisational | Para 1.51 structure and any wider network with which the . charity works eeparties —

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Reference and Administrative details

|_|||Charity name
Othernamethechaiyuses
Registered charity number|ARTILLERYCENTRE OTHER FUNDS
[NAOSS
1170834| |---|---|---|---| |||Charity’s principal address|Regimental Accountant| ||||RHQ
—| ||||14 Regiment RA| ||||Royal Artillery Barracks| ||||Larkhill| ||||Wiltshire| |||‘|SP48QT.|

Corporate trustees — names of the directors at the date the report was approved

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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description ofthe assets	None
held in this capacit
Name and objects ofthe	N/A
	charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects
Details ofarrangements for		N/A
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets
from the charity’s own
assets
Additionalinformation(optional)		,

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name adviser

Address.

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Namesofthe charity trustees who manage the charity

								Name of
								person (or
		Trusteename	Office (ifany)				Datesacted ifnotfor	body)entitled whole year to appoint
								trustee (if
							_		any)
		Lt Col Andrew	Commanding	Officer				01 Sept 22 — 10
	4	McDermott	14 Regiment RA, Royal Artillery				Jan 25	,	,
			Barracks			,
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			Larkhill
			Wiltshire		.
			“	SP4 8QT
	2		Lt Col Michael Fletcher	Commanding		Officer			10 Jan 25 -
			14 Regiment RA,				Present
.			Royal Artillery
			Barracks
			Larkhill
			Wiltshire — -
			SP4 8QT	;

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Declarations

Declarations . . The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees , 0 A NT LL A NN ~~ .

JD me ~ Full name(s) | Michael Fletcher . Position (eg | Charity Managing Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc ad anced