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national rifle association

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. National Rifle Association is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Woking and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Running courses to encourage entry to and development of target shooting. Provision of facilities for target shooting. Governance of fullbore target shooting. Organising target shooting competitions. Providing a centre of excellence for the use of its members, Regular Services, Reserve Forces and Cadets.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£11,121,664
Latest Expenditure
£10,577,919

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 25.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 27.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 72.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,608,988
Charitable Activities £1,517,787
Other Trading £7,977,942
Investments £16,947
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,870,878
Raising Funds £7,707,041
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£11,121,664£10,577,919£2,870,878£9,701,204£091 / 350
2023£10,022,504£9,980,035£2,721,559£9,129,440£090 / 340
2022£8,777,357£8,549,043£2,421,442£9,078,139£085 / 127
2021£7,466,580£6,667,746£2,001,084£8,918,488£073 / 115
2020£5,747,378£6,176,691£1,823,147£8,072,894£079 / 102

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers