Royal Artillery Institution (RAI)
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications.
Key takeaways
- The RAI exists to promote the efficiency of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and its officers and ranks, so its grants go to the Serving Regiment, regiments, individuals and regimental organisations for regimental affairs, and a project outside that purpose is unlikely to fit.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative application is not the right route; major grant bids are called for once a year and scrutinised as part of the budgetary process.
- Some grants are made by the Chairman of the Board and Regimental Secretary under delegated financial powers and reported to trustees afterwards, so the annual bid round is not the only way a grant is decided.
- The median grant in the annual report was about £21,500, though the named grants ran from £6,100 to £1,350,000, so size a request to the regimental project rather than assuming a large sum.
Overview
Royal Artillery Institution (RAI) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1122002).
The Royal Artillery Institution is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1122002). It exists to promote the efficiency of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and its Officers, Warrant Officers and Other Ranks. It makes grants, donations and loans to the Serving Regiment, and its giving in the most recent annual report totalled £1,901,263. Its stated themes are sports and adventurous training, heritage preservation and regimental celebrations.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Royal Artillery Institution supports the efficiency of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and its officers and ranks. It makes grants, donations and loans to the Serving Regiment to help each component of fighting power succeed. Its support includes regimental sports and adventurous training, preserving regimental heritage, and celebrations such as Battery or Regimental birthdays, helping the Regiment thrive and maintain morale. The charity also makes grants to regiments, individuals and other regimental organisations in support of regimental affairs. Major grant bids are called for annually and are scrutinised as part of the budgetary process.
Themes
- Sports and adventurous training
- Heritage preservation
- Regimental celebrations
Geographic Focus
National.
How to apply
Bids for major grants are called for annually and scrutinised as part of the budgetary process. Grants made by the Chairman of the Board and Regimental Secretary under delegated financial powers are subsequently reported to the trustees.
Deadlines: Major grant bids are called for annually.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £49,052 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Grant to RAM£1,314,574year to 31 December 2025
- RA Sports£222,515year to 31 December 2025
- Support of Units - Unit Grants£76,820year to 31 December 2025
- RA Central Sergeants Mess Fund£21,283year to 31 December 2025
- RA HO Mess£19,478year to 31 December 2025
- The Gunner Magazine£6,121year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 8 with no named recipient; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£2,648); 1 whose recipient could not be identified.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £878,295 | £832,480 | £414,584 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £834,257 | £922,285 | £501,660 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £960,042 | £1,054,174 | £579,500 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £929,504 | £1,108,513 | £610,767 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £951,496 | £2,440,836 | £1,901,263 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- thegunners.org.uk
- thegunners.org.uk/charities/royal-artillery-institution-rai · read on 30 October 2026
- thegunners.org.uk/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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