The Light Dragoons Regimental Charity

Analysis

The Light Dragoons Regimental Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Light Dragoons Regimental Charity reported income of £201k and spending of £246k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £191k to £201k (+5.2%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Light Dragoons Regimental Charity sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oaks Trust (£201k), Victoria's Promise (£201k) and Colchester Has Active Prostate Support (£200k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.