--- title: "The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust — charity 1163409 | CharityCompare" description: "The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust (charity 1163409): income £231k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-lancers-charitable-trust retrieved: 2026-10-10T18:13:45.791Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1163409CIO RL # The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, armed forces/emergency service efficiency. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1163409&subId=0) Work at The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-royal-lancers-charitable-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Royal%20Lancers%20Charitable%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £230,899 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £219,616 Registered charity number 1163409 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Lancer House Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Quick answer The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust (number 1163409) 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust do? The charity was established to:Promote the efficiency of the Regiment and to maintain its history, traditions and esprit de corps.Relieve, either generally or individually, members of The Association who are in condition of need, hardship or distress, and their dependents who are so qualified. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust Answers The Royal Lancers 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust's highest-paid staff paid? The Royal Lancers 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. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Royal Lancers 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Royal Lancers 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 4 September 2015 Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust registered for? The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArmed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust as a registered charity (number 1163409) 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust's charity number? The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust's charity number is 1163409. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1163409? Search 1163409 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust do? The charity was established to:Promote the efficiency of the Regiment and to maintain its history, traditions and esprit de corps.Relieve, either generally or individually, members of The Association who are in condition of need, hardship or distress, and their dependents who are so qualified. Does The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal Lancers 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust? The Royal Lancers 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Royal Lancers 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. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust? The register records The Royal Lancers 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust's trustees paid? The Royal Lancers 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 The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust registered as a charity? The Royal Lancers Charitable Trust was entered on the register on 4 September 2015. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1163409&subId=0).