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Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust

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Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, amateur sport.

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What are the key facts about Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£1,452,731
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£1,517,693
Registered charity number
1003032
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Trust
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Brompton Barracks
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust (number 1003032) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust do?

Grant making

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust

Answers Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's money come from?

Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust reported £1.5m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £858k (59%), investments £360k (25%), trading and fundraising events £231k (16%).

  • Donations and legacies£858k · 59%
  • Investments£360k · 25%
  • Trading and fundraising events£231k · 16%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4,200 · 0%

Does Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Recct
Where it says it operates
Kent

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAmateur Sport

Why is there no Clarity Score for Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust as a registered charity (number 1003032) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's charity number?
Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's charity number is 1003032. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1003032?
Search 1003032 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust do?
Grant making
Does Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust?
Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's money come from?
Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust reported £1.5m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £858k (59%), investments £360k (25%), trading and fundraising events £231k (16%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust?
The register records Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's trustees paid?
Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust registered as a charity?
Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 28 May 1991.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.