The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Royal Engineers Association

Registered charity 258322 Registered since 1969

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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9
trustees on the board
6.3y median 7y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
6.3y
average years in governance
7 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 9Education/training 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Amateur Sport 1

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Contact

Websitewww.reahq.org.uk
Emailken.kirk@reahq.org.uk
Phone01634847005
AddressThe Royal Engineers Association, Ravelin Building, Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UG

Finances

£1,437,036 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£1,180,812£1,400,408
2021£1,326,966£1,445,496
2022£1,359,139£1,903,521
2023£2,436,674£2,398,573
2024£1,437,036£1,966,681

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employmentArmed Forces/emergency Service EfficiencyRecreationOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Services

Charitable objects

A. TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE CORPS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:(1) BY FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS AND A SPIRIT OF COMRADESHIP AND SERVICE.(2) BY MAINTAINING AN AWARENESS OF CORPS TRADITIONS.(3) BY ACTING AS A LINK BETWEEN SERVING AND RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE CORPS.B. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CORPS, THEIR SPOUSES, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED THROUGH POVERTY.C. TO MAKE GRANTS, WITHIN ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES, TO THE ARMY BENEVOLENT FUND AND TO OTHER CHARITIES THAT FURTHER THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Governing document: DEED OF DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 19 NOVEMBER 1968 AND SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 1 DECEMBER 1974 AS VARIED BY A SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 11TH AUGUST 1997 as amended on 30 May 2025

Trustees (9)

9trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (3)

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