The Welsh Reserves' and Cadets' Charitable Incorporated Organisation
What it does
The Trustees will make grants, at their discretion, in support of the Reserves and Cadets of the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, as provided by the charitable purposes of the CIO.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN BY ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORT FOR THE RESERVES AND CADETS OF THE ARMY, ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Armed forces and emergency services
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £40,298 and spent £34,302.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £40,298 | £34,302 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £34,859 | £44,079 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2023 | £33,307 | £34,393 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £29,733 | £45,561 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £29,630 | £26,299 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 36%, from £29,630 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £40,298 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 85% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- John Edward CharlesChair
- Col Llewelyn Williams
- Peter Charles Clive Machin RD DL RNR
- Robert Downie Reid RNR
- Sqn Ldr Jill Pritchard
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 21 November 2025, 71 days early | Received 21 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 5 December 2024, 57 days early | Received 5 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 19 February 2024, 19 days late | Received 19 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 4 January 2023, 27 days early | Received 4 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 18 January 2022, 13 days early | Received 18 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1157182
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 May 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 23 May 2014
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.