The Rifles and Light Infantry Association, Somerset
Registered charity 800595 Registered since 1991
Operates: Somerset, Bristol City
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Contact
| aotaunton@the-rifles.co.uk | |
| Phone | 07354104745 |
| Address | THE RIFLES OFFICE, 14 MOUNT STREET, TAUNTON, SOMERSET, TA1 3QB |
Finances
£9,665 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £37,261 | £7,203 |
| 2021 | £7,077 | £8,105 |
| 2022 | £24,868 | £11,450 |
| 2023 | £9,612 | £13,498 |
| 2024 | £9,665 | £25,073 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesAmateur SportArmed Forces/emergency Service EfficiencyRecreationOther Charitable PurposesWho
Elderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Other FinanceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
A. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE RIFLES (THE REGIMENT) BY: (1)MAINTAINING CONTACT BETWEEN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE FORMER THE LIGHT INFANTRY, THE FORMER THE SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY AND THE FORMER THE SOMERSET & CORNWALL LIGHT INFANTRY (THE FORMER REGIMENTS) AND FORMER AND SERVING MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT, FOSTERING MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THEM AND PROVIDING FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS FOR THEM; AND 2)FOSTERING ESPRIT DE CORPS, COMRADESHIP AND THE WELFARE OF THE REGIMENT AND PRESERVING ITS TRADITIONS AND THOSE OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS. B. TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE FORMER REGIMENTS AND FORMER OR SERVING MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT WHO HAVE HAD REGULAR OR EMBODIED TERRITORIAL ARMY SERVICE, AND THEIR DEPENDANTS, WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.
Governing document: SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 11 APRIL 1995, AS AMENDED BY SCHEME 19 FEBRUARY 2002 AND RESOLUTION 19 DECEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 20 MARCH 2007
Trustees (7)
- Brigadier Neville Holmes MBE Chair since 2024
- Colonel Timothy Weeks OBE since 2018
- Michael John Richard Motumage 72 since 2007
- Major Kevin Michael Tuhey Qvrm TD VR since 2018
- Major Roger Ernest Evans since 2020
- Richard Stuart William Thompson since 2024
- Robert James Guest TD since 2018
Connected charities (7)
- The Somerset Military Museum Trust 2 shared trustees
- Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire'S Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Devonshire and Dorset Regimental Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Daubeny Almshouse Charity 1 shared trustee
- The South West Heritage Trust 1 shared trustee
- Shapwick Village Hall CIO 1 shared trustee
- The Village Hall (Shapwick) 1 shared trustee
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