# THE DEVONSHIRE AND DORSET REGIMENTAL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1183992
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 20, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1183992


## Contact

- **Address:** THE RIFLES EXETER OFFICE, BLOCK 11, WYVERN BARRACKS, BARRACK ROAD, EXETER
- **Postcode:** EX2 6AR
- **Phone:** 01392492435
- **Email:** danddsec@hotmail.com
- **Website:** www.devondorsetregiment.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE DEVONSHIRE AND DORSET REGIMENT (AND ANY SUCCESSOR REGIMENT OR UNIT, INCLUDING THE RIFLES) ("THE REGIMENT") AND THE FORMER REGIMENTS THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT, THE DORSET REGIMENT AND AFFILIATED RESERVE AND CADETS UNITS (THE FORMER REGIMENTS), FOSTERING MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THEM, AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENABLE SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS TO MIX TOGETHER;(B) FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP, AND THE WELFARE OF THE REGIMENT AND ITS MEMBERS;(C) PRESERVING THE TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE OF THE REGIMENT AND FORMER REGIMENTS, IN PARTICULAR BY:(I) PROVIDING FOR THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF MUSEUMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REGIMENT OR THE FORMER REGIMENTS AND THEIR CONTENTS AND FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEW EXHIBITS RELATING TO THE REGIMENT OR FORMER REGIMENTS FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY AT SUCH MUSEUMS; AND(II) PROVIDING FOR THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE, AND CHAPELS IN PUBLIC PLACES OF WORSHIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE REGIMENT OR ANY OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS; (D) PROVIDING FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF BODIES CONNECTED TO THE REGIMENT OR THE FORMER REGIMENTS; AND(E) PROVIDING RELIEF TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR THE FORMER REGIMENTS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

**Activities:** Maintaining contact between members of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and its predecessors. Providing opportunities for serving and former members to mix together. Fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and the welfare of members. Preserving the traditions and heritage of the Regiment and its predecessors. Providing for the general benefit of bodies connected to the Regiment.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £30765 | £60653 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £23153 | £55472 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £23175 | £62305 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £17000 | £51000 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £24604 | £46155 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **BRIGADIER SIMON DOUGLAS YOUNG CBE DL** (Chair) — appointed June 20, 2019
- ALAN KAZYMIERG HINCKE — appointed June 20, 2019
- Brigadier Neville Holmes MBE — appointed April 4, 2025
- Brigadier RICHARD H D TOOMEY CBE DL — appointed June 20, 2019
- Captain Michael Harold Jarrett MSM — appointed June 20, 2019
- Colonel Christopher James Beattie — appointed June 20, 2019
- JEREMY MICHAEL ARCHER MA — appointed June 20, 2019
- LIEUTENANT COLONEL GEOFFREY STEVEN NICHOLLS — appointed June 20, 2019
- LIEUTENANT GENERAL ALEXANDER JAMES SANSON STORRIE CB CBE — appointed June 20, 2019
- Rosemarie Harrod — appointed Oct. 3, 2025
- WILLIAM MICHAEL SHARPE MBE — appointed June 20, 2019