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THE ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY FOR OFFICERS

Founded in 1739 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1838, the Society grants financial relief to officers and former officers of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, QARNNS, WRNS and their Reserves, and including spouses, former spouses, and families in need. In the last year grants just in excess of £500,000 were made. Additionally many hours are spent signposting, offering advice or a friendly ear.

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Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£724	£701	£23	£0	£16,732	£16,548	283.2	3	0
31/12/22	£1,018	£711	£307	£4	£16,274	£16,037	270.5	3	0
31/12/21	£708	£726	£-17	£0	£17,121	£16,818	278.1	4	1
31/12/20	£497	£651	£-154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£647	£623	£25	£1	£16,186	£15,830	305	3	5
31/12/18	£630	£634	£-4	£3	£14,551	£14,230	269.4	3	0
31/12/17	£585	£548	£37	£2	£15,771	£15,429	337.8	3	0
31/12/16	£540	£485	£54	£2	£15,026	£14,703	363.7	3	0
31/12/15	£502	£467	£34	£14	£13,811	£13,509	346.9	3	0
31/12/14	£1,252	£390	£862	£8	£13,736	£13,433	413	3	0
31/12/13	£470	£404	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	£492	£424	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	£684	£440	£244	£7	£10,565	£10,333	281.7	2	0
31/12/10	£517	£376	£142	£7	£10,809	£10,567	337.6	2	0
31/12/09	£712	£406	£306	£10	£9,953	£9,725	287.5	2	0
31/12/08	£4,532	£353	£4,179	£14	£8,771	£8,565	291.1	1	0
31/12/07	£623	£313	£310	£8	£5,976	£5,976	229.1	1	0
31/12/06	£341	£319	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£307	£287	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£355	£293	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 283.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 52.3

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 62 years

www.arno.org.uk

rnoc@arno.org.uk

02074025231

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Professional associations

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Local Grants 2017/18
£15,000	01/04/2017	Community Integration and Local Service Delivery

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

COMMANDER BEN HUGHES RN

COMMANDER GRAHAM PETER HOCKLEY LVO RN Appointed: 2016

COMMANDER PENELOPE GRAHAM RN Appointed: 2023

DR IAN FYFE-GREEN Appointed: 2021

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM HAIRSINE RN Appointed: 2023

LIEUTENANT SAMUEL WILLIAMS RN Appointed: 2021

REAR ADMIRAL STEVEN BRUNTON CBE Appointed: 2024

SURGEON COMMANDER GABRIELLA FUNMI CHIRNSIDE RN Appointed: 2016

VENERABLE MARTIN POLL

VICE ADMIRAL ANDREW KYTE CB (Chair) Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207405

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Association of Royal Navy Officers
70 Porchester Terrace
London
W2 3TP

Objectives

THE PROPERTY THE SOCIETY SHALL BE APPLIED IN RELIEVING OFFICERS AND FORMER OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY (INCLUDING WARRANT OFFICERS HOLDING WARRANTS BEFORE 1 APRIL 1956), THE ROYAL MARINES, THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, THE ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE, THE ROYAL MARINE FORCES VOLUNTEER RESERVE AND THE QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S ROYAL NAVAL NURSING SERVICE, THEIR SPOUSES, FORMER SPOUSES, FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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