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Army Widows' Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1127921Rammilles BLDGGrant-making and general purposes
Income£40k2025-03-31
Spending£77ksame year
Spent / received80%5-year average
Size in its cause68th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2009Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Army Widows' Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rammilles BLDG. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Army Widows' Association reported income of £40k and spending of £77k, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £40k (+9.7%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Army Widows' Association sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Barnett and Sylvia Shine No 2 Charitable Trust (£40k), The Gates Family Foundation (£40k) and Roade Village Hall and Playing Field (£40k).

Income and spending

£0£19k£39k£58k£77k2021 Income: £36,7862021 Spending: £6,17520212022 Income: £44,8862022 Spending: £38,96620222023 Income: £60,9512023 Spending: £28,35020232024 Income: £61,9542024 Spending: £45,07420242025 Income: £40,3632025 Spending: £77,2422025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Association aims:a) Offer friendship, support to widows/ers and partners of deceased army personnel .b) Address issues relating to widows/ers and their children with the Army authorities.c) Work closely with other ex-Service specialist organizations in support of widows/widowers and their children.d] Bereavement counselling and life skills advice and support

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CharityLocationIncome
The Barnett and Sylvia Shine No 2 Charitable TrustLondon£40k
The Gates Family FoundationHampshire£40k
Roade Village Hall and Playing FieldNorthampton£40k
The Mrs Yvonne Flux Charitable TrustKing's Lynn£41k