ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA APPEAL LIMITED
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.