Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League
Rcel
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1174874
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- Sept. 27, 2017
- Legal form
- Charitable company
Address
- Address
- ROYAL COMMONWEALTH EX-SERVICES LEAG
HAIG HOUSE
199 BOROUGH HIGH STREET
LONDON
SE1 1AA
Contact
- Phone
- 020 3207 2413
- [email protected]
- Website
commonwealthveterans.org.uk/welfare.php
Activities
The charity operates outside the United Kingdom looking after the welfare of ex-servicemen, women and widows of Commonwealth countries who have at some time served the British Crown.
Objects: With A View To Perpetuating The Memory Of Gallant Men And Women Who Have Suffered Or Died For The Commonwealth Of Nations, The Objects Of The Charity Shall Be By Charitable Means:1) To Seek To Ensure That No Man Or Woman Resident Overseas Who Has At Some Time Served The Crown: A) In The Armed Forces Of Any Commonwealth Country Or Former Commonwealth Country Before That Country Achieved Independence Of The United Kingdom; Or B) During Hostilities In The Merchant Navies Of Any Such Country; Or C) In The Red Cross Or St Johnæs Organisation While Such Organisation Was Serving With The Armed Forces Of Any Such Country, Should Suffer Undue Hardship;2) To Seek To Ensure The Widows And Widowers Of Such Persons Who Qualify For Support Under 3.1 Should Not Suffer Undue Hardship; 3) To Assist United Kingdom Service Charities To Provide Welfare To Qualifying Personnel (including Their Widows Or Widowers) Resident Overseas Who Are In Need And Who At Some Time Served In The Armed Forces Or During Hostilities In The Merchant Navy Or The Red Cross Or St Johnæs Organisations While Such Organisations Were Serving With The Armed Forces Of The United Kingdom; And4) To Seek, Where Possible And Within Resources, To Raise Awareness Of The Subject Of Remembrance Of The Service Of The Armed And Auxiliary Forces Of The Commonwealth And Of Their Needs.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- What
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Other Charitable Purposes
- Who
- Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind
Areas of operation
- Country
- Antigua And Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Pakistan, Saint Vincent, Scotland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, Tanzania, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Trinidad And Tobago, Turks And Caicos Islands, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Region
- Throughout England
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2,983,657 | £3,103,935 | £1,447,766 | 8 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2,980,655 | £3,372,591 | £1,558,167 | 9 |
| March 31, 2023 | £3,794,015 | £3,837,239 | £1,913,558 | 11 |
| March 31, 2022 | £4,120,528 | £4,244,141 | £1,979,714 | 10 |
| March 31, 2021 | £3,555,511 | £4,568,454 | £2,030,469 | 11 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Major General Gerald Ian Mitchell (Chair) | Oct. 7, 2020 |
| Andrew John Martin | Aug. 10, 2010 |
| Evelyn Anne Strouts | Aug. 18, 2017 |
| Elisabeth Watkins | Oct. 15, 2020 |
| Jeremy Michael Archer Ma | Aug. 18, 2017 |
| Jason Peter Hazell | March 3, 2026 |
| Lynda Susan Atkins | June 18, 2025 |
| Major General Christopher Haslett Elliott | Sept. 9, 2013 |
| Michael John Winarick | Feb. 13, 2024 |
| Paul Wesley Farquharson Chambers | Feb. 13, 2024 |