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The Regimental Journal of The Light Dragoons
The Light Dragoons’ Charitable Trust
The Light Dragoons’ Charitable Trust (including the Colonel’s Appeal Fund) exists to provide support to serving and retired members of the Regiment and its antecedent regiments by way of helping those in need or suffering hardship and distress. This is achieved through making grants, gifts or payments for services or facilities. Secondly, the Trust also provides financial support to the serving Regiment which allows the Commanding Officer to fund regimental sport, Adventure Training and other key elements of regimental life. Thirdly, the Trust (with the Light Dragoons Heritage Fund) preserves the traditions of the Regiment and its antecedents and fosters esprit de corps within the serving Regiment and the Regimental Association.
The Trustees of The Light Dragoons’ Charitable Trust meet biannually to agree the objectives of the Charitable Trust, and to determine priorities. The Finance and General Purpose Committee consisting of The Colonel of The Regiment, the Regimental Secretary and two Trustees, meets at least quarterly, and have authority to make decisions, which do not require full approval of Trustees. The Trustees are:
Brigadier H A Watson MBE* - Colonel of the Regiment Lieutenant Colonel J M Harris - Commanding Officer Captain (Retd) M Reed MBE – Regimental Secretary* WO1 (RSM) A Richardson - Regimental Sergeant Major Brigadier A G C Fair CBE DSO+
Colonel S J Plant MBE
Colonel H J Stoy
Major H P Ogden
Major W G Peto*
Captain J R Barkes
*denotes members of the Finance and General Purpose Committee.
Ex-Officio Chairman Ex-Officio Ex-Officio Ex-Officio
Captain (Retd) C N Bird* Captain E T Legard Captain C R Renwick
C F S May Esq*
N A Milne Esq
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDING 5 APRIL 2023. INCOMING RESOURCES (LDCT
Total income in resources £205,342
Resources Expended (LDCT)
Total resources expended £262,848
Total Net Income (LDCT) .................................................................................................................(-£57,506)
WELFARE STATISTICS FOR FY 2022/23
LDCT/CA ........................................................................................ABF/OTHER TOTALS Welfare Grants (44 Case Grants)..............................................................£29,560 £44,754 Christmas Grants (16) ................................................................................. £1,200 – Donations to other Charities and Memorials .........................................£18,385 – Grand totals..................................................................................................£49,145 £44,754
VALUE OF PORTFOLIOS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
The Light Dragoons’ Charitable Trust................................................ £1,087,115 The Colonel’s Appeal Fund .................................................................. £1,114,598 The Light Dragoons Heritage Fund .......................................................£ 644,338 Grand totals............................................................................................ £2,846,051
For brevity these are abbreviated accounts. Full details are available at the Charity Commission website at http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ and can be found by searching on Charity Number 1041982.
£74,314 £ 1,200 £18,385 £93,899
Your contribution to the Light Dragoons’ Charitable Trust will; help to ensure that these important aspects of regimental life are preserved. If you are able to donate £25 or more per year by standing order you will receive a complimentary copy of the Regimental Journal.
Completing the Gift Aid declaration enables the Trust to reclaim the tax increasing the worth of your valued contribution.
Should you require further information on Gift Aid Donations to The Charitable Trust then please contact Home Headquarters at:
Fenham Barracks, Barrack Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4NP Tel: 0191 239 3138/3140/3141
Email: mail@lightdragoons.org.uk
Website: www.lightdragoons.org.uk
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