The Royal Artillery Association
Analysis
The Royal Artillery Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in December 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Artillery Association reported income of £277k and spending of £339k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £148k to £277k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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, The Royal Artillery Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotherham Ethnic Minority Alliance Limited (£276k), Joan Ainslie Charitable Trust (£278k) and Margaret Davies Charity (£275k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Maintaining contact between past and present members of the Royal Artillery, fostering mutual friendship between them. Fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and welfare of the Royal Artillery and preserving its traditions. To provide relief for those past and present members of the Royal Artillery and their dependants who are in conditions of need.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rotherham Ethnic Minority Alliance Limited | South Yorkshire | £276k |
| Joan Ainslie Charitable Trust | London | £278k |
| Margaret Davies Charity | Powys | £275k |
| The G W Cadbury Section Charitable Trust | Bristol | £280k |