The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust reported income of £231k and spending of £220k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £483k to £231k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Education for Life (£231k), Manor Drive Torah Keren Limited (£231k) and Laurel Avenue Community Association (£231k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity was established to:Promote the efficiency of the Regiment and to maintain its history, traditions and esprit de corps.Relieve, either generally or individually, members of The Association who are in condition of need, hardship or distress, and their dependents who are so qualified.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Education for Life | Lancashire | £231k |
| Manor Drive Torah Keren Limited | London | £231k |
| Laurel Avenue Community Association | Durham | £231k |
| The William Price Charitable Trust | Hampshire | £231k |