The Rifles Regimental Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.
Key takeaways
- The Trust does not accept unsolicited requests and gives by invitation only, so an open application is not how it makes grants.
- Its main stated route is an annual block grant to Regular battalions within the Regiment, spent at the commanding officer's discretion and drawn down by negotiation with RHQ, and no other category of applicant is named in what is published about it.
- Cadets and cadet detachments are excluded, so a small nonprofit without a link to a Regular battalion has no stated route here.
- Where grants are reported, the six made to organisations ran from £1,000 to £110,000 with a median of about £21,000, so a request should be sized accordingly.
- Any approach should be made through the Regiment's own channels, and nothing published about the Trust says anything about timing or how competitive it is.
Overview
The Rifles Regimental Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1119061).
The Rifles Regimental Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its purpose is to promote the efficiency of the Regiment in such charitable ways as the trustees may decide, and to support other charitable purposes connected with the Regiment or its forming regiments. Its main programme is an annual block grant to Regular battalions, which may be spent at the commanding officer's discretion and drawn down by negotiation with RHQ. The Trust paid £246,734 in its latest reported year.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust’s objects focus on promoting the efficiency of the Regiment through charitable means and supporting other charitable purposes connected with the Regiment or its forming regiments. It also describes its purpose as realising every Rifleman’s potential and maximising the opportunity of being a large regiment. The trustees allocate an annual block grant to Regular battalions for expenditure at the commanding officer’s discretion, and the grant can be drawn down by negotiation with RHQ. Its stated allocation is directed to battalions within the Regiment; no broader categories of applicants are specified in these sources.
Themes
- Regular battalions
What they don't fund
- Cadets or cadet detachments
How to apply
For the battalion grant, drawdown is negotiated with RHQ.
Where they fund
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to The Rifles Regimental Trust.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £22,942 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- RHQ grant£105,251year to 31 December 2025
- RGJ Museum Trust grant£50,500year to 31 December 2025
- RGBW£25,000year to 31 December 2025
- Light Infantary£20,883year to 31 December 2025
- 5 (V) RGJ£10,600year to 31 December 2025
- Hatton bequest fund£1,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 1 with no named recipient.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £632,993 | £427,089 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,103,425 | £445,528 | £207,393 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £610,847 | £540,580 | £146,557 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £572,825 | £636,174 | £115,910 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £574,376 | £496,964 | £246,734 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, 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: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for that year.
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
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to The Rifles Regimental Trust?
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Contact
- riflescharities@the-rifles.co.uksource
- RHQ THE RIFLES, PENINSULA BARRACKS, ROMSEY ROAD, WINCHESTER, SO23 8TPsource
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Contact
- riflescharities@the-rifles.co.uksource
- RHQ THE RIFLES, PENINSULA BARRACKS, ROMSEY ROAD, WINCHESTER, SO23 8TPsource