The Britannia Association

Registered charity 1158111 · since 2014britanniaassociation.org.uk·England, Wales·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£25,582

Annual giving, year to 30 June 2025

From filed accounts

£1,500

Typical grant (median)

1 published grants

Key takeaways

Its stated purpose centres on Britannia Royal Naval College, its trainees and Association members, so a request from an organisation outside that circle is unlikely to fit.
The annual report gives total annual giving of £25,582, but no grant range is stated, so a small nonprofit should not assume a particular request size.
No application process is published, and the Board's stated wish that BRNC Command make fuller use of the support suggests that any approach runs through BRNC Command, so the route looks relationship-led rather than open.
Nothing published says anything about timing or how competitive grants are, so check directly with the Association before preparing a request.

Overview

The Britannia Association is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1158111).

The Britannia Association is a registered charity in England and Wales whose purpose is to support Britannia Royal Naval College and its trainees, and to relieve genuine hardship among its members. Its grants cover non-publicly funded College activities, including adventurous training and other development work. Its programmes include annual grants to BRNC and the wider Naval Service. Its total annual giving is £25,582, according to the annual report.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Britannia Association supports Britannia Royal Naval College and its trainees through grants for non-publicly funded College activities, including adventurous training and other development activities. It aims to contribute to the formation and welfare of successive generations of young officers and to the military efficiency of the Royal Navy. It also seeks to relieve genuine hardship among its members. Its support has extended across the College’s training and estate, and its annual grants support the College and the wider Naval Service.

Themes

Naval college support
Adventurous training
Member hardship

How to apply

The Board encourages BRNC Command to make fuller use of the available support by engaging more actively with the grant application process.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

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Grants

1 published grants analysed · median £1,500

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Aldershot Garrison
£1,500year to 30 June 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 5 with no named recipient; 2 whose recipient could not be identified.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 June 2021	£171,917	£202,292	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2021
year to 30 June 2022	£332,792	£255,816	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2022
year to 30 June 2023	£263,160	£405,050	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2023
year to 30 June 2024	£265,590	£306,984	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2024
year to 30 June 2025	£259,716	£320,472	£25,582	Accounts for year to 30 June 2025

Grants paid, year to 30 June 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.