The Special Air Service Regimental Association

Analysis

The Special Air Service Regimental Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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 March 2025, The Special Air Service Regimental Association reported income of £589k and spending of £1.7m, spending 287% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £448k to £589k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 170% 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 Special Air Service Regimental Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ten Charitable Trust (£589k), Osiligi Charity Projects (£589k) and Light Peer Support (LTD) (£589k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, investments 22% and charitable activities 16%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £26k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Reserves of £11.0m would cover about 77 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

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.