Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The aims of the Charity are to engage in activities for the exclusive benefit of the Royal Hospital Chelsea (RHC) which has provided a fitting home for retired army veterans since 1692. Its main activities are to raise funds for capital investment projects of the RHC and to cover costs not met by the Grant in Aid funding which the RHC receives from the Ministry of Defence.

Latest income

£9.1m

Expenditure

£13.0m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £6.4m £4.4m
2022-03-31 £4.5m £2.8m
2023-03-31 £6.9m £8.8m
2024-03-31 £7.7m £6.5m
2025-03-31 £9.1m £13.0m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £4.6m
Charitable activities £0
Trading £4.5m
Investment income £0
Total income £9.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £10.7m
Raising funds £471k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £137k
Total expenditure £13.0m

Balance sheet

Reserves £704k
Total funds £2.3m
— restricted £1.6m
— unrestricted £704k
— endowment £0
Total assets £2.3m
Cash £3.6m

People

Employees 0

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • Elderly/old People

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.