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The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund

Also known as: Charities for the Benefit of the Royal Hampshire Regiment, The Royal Hampshire Regiment Comrades Association, The Comrades Association

To foster esprit de corps among former members of the Royal Hampshire Regiment enabling them to keep in touch with Regimental affairs and with each other. To assist Comrades to obtain suitable employment and to relieve them and/or their dependents, widows or children who are in need, hardship or distress.To produce a report upon the activities and deaths of comrades.

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Activities & Mission

To foster esprit de corps among former members of the Royal Hampshire Regiment enabling them to keep in touch with Regimental affairs and with each other. To assist Comrades to obtain suitable employment and to relieve them and/or their dependents, widows or children who are in need, hardship or distress.To produce a report upon the activities and deaths of comrades.

Grants

The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund is a grant-making charity: making grants is its main activity.

Gives grants to
organisations and individuals
Total spending (2025)
£110,236
Only charities with income over £500,000 file a separate grants figure.
Who it helps
children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities and other defined groups
What it supports
general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or the saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, armed forces or emergency service efficiency and other charitable purposes

As recorded with the Charity Commission. To ask about applying, use the contact details and check the trustees and latest accounts below.

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Areas of Operation

Where this charity is registered to operate, as self-declared to the Charity Commission. These are regulatory classifications, not a list of active programmes, and don't necessarily indicate fundraising activity in each location.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£60,543
Latest Expenditure
£110,236

Financial Efficiency

Expenditure Ratio 182.1%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

As filed with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Most recent filing covers the financial year ending 2025.

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025
£60,543
£110,2360 / 0
2024
£41,208
£63,0540 / 3
2023
£42,688
£84,1680 / 2
2022
£41,393
£44,1300 / 10
2021
£39,227
£89,3340 / 2

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Frequently asked questions about The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund

What does The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund do?

To foster esprit de corps among former members of the Royal Hampshire Regiment enabling them to keep in touch with Regimental affairs and with each other. To assist Comrades to obtain suitable employment and to relieve them and/or their dependents, widows or children who are in need, hardship or distress.To produce a report upon the activities and deaths of comrades.

How much income did The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund report in 2025?

The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund reported total income of £61k and reported expenditure of £110k for the financial year ending 2025, based on the most recent annual return filed with the Charity Commission.

When was The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund registered as a charity?

The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 8 March 1966 as charity number 246902. It has been registered for 60 years.

Who runs The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund?

The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund is governed by a board of 9 trustees. The chair of trustees is Col Simon Aubrey Cracroft Frere-Cook MBE. Trustees are legally responsible for the charity's governance and are listed in full on its profile.

Where does The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund operate?

The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund operates across 2 areas: Scotland and England And Wales.

Is The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund a registered charity?

Yes — The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 246902.

Details

Contact (address, email, phone)
Registration Date
8 March 1966
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
246902
Charity Number
246902

Trustees

Col Simon Aubrey Cracroft Frere-Cook MBE Chair
Also governs 1 other charity
BRIG TIMOTHY ANDREW LEPEL GLASS
Also governs 2 other charities
Helen Potts
Also governs 1 other charity
John Michael Curtis
Also governs 1 other charity
Lt Col Stuart Joseph Nye MBE
Also governs 1 other charity
Matthew Fraser Pearce
Also governs 1 other charity

Also Known As

  • Charities for the Benefit of the Royal Hampshire Regiment
  • The Royal Hampshire Regiment Comrades Association
  • The Comrades Association

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9 November 2026
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