X44 | CHARITY COMMISSION . | ‘gee? | FOR ENGLAND AND WALES ## 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
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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.|| |||Additional information (optional) —
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The Artillery Centre Other Funds is managed to|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||‘|||Summary ofthe main
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.|| ## a, : ' |ee
contingency
of zero.|ee
contingency
of zero.| |---|---| |deficit|| |Explanation ofany|Para 1.23 | N/A| |uncertainties about the|| |‘charity continuing as a going|| |concern|| |||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
risks facing the charit
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:||:||| ; 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 — , . ## a a ## Reference and Administrative details |_|||Charity name
Othernamethechaiyuses
Registered charity number|ARTILLERYCENTRE OTHER FUNDS
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1170834| |---|---|---|---| |||Charity’s principal address|Regimental Accountant| ||||RHQ
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to appoint||| |||||||||||trustee (if|| ||||||||||**_**||any)|| ||||Lt Col Andrew|Commanding|Officer|||||01 Sept 22 — 10||| ||4||McDermott|14 Regiment RA,
Royal Artillery|||||Jan 25|,|,| |||||Barracks|||,||||| |||||||||||;|| |||||Larkhill|||||||| |||||Wiltshire||.|||||| |||||“| SP4 8QT|||||||| ||2|||Lt Col Michael Fletcher |Commanding||Officer||||10 Jan 25 -||| |||||14 Regiment RA,|||||Present||| |.||||Royal Artillery|||||||| |||||Barracks|||||||| |||||Larkhill|||||||| |||||Wiltshire —
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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