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The Royal British Legion

A Registered Charity based in England

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GB-CHC-219279

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Description

To safeguard the welfare, interests and memory of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. One of the largest membership organisations in the UK, recognised as the custodians of Remembrance and also run the annual Poppy Appeal.

Also known as

  • The 60th Anniversary VE and VJ Events Team (Whitwick)
  • Arborfield & District Royal British Legion Club
  • British Legion
  • British Legion Area Houses at Kettering
  • British Legion Area Houses at Launceston
  • British Legion Area Houses at Rochdale
  • British Legion Area Houses Charities
  • Ballynahinch Branch, Royal British Legion
  • Bargoed & District Royal British Legion
  • Blandford and District Branch The Royal British Legion
    • ...and 296 other names
  • Bournemouth and Boscombe Royal British Legion Club Limited
  • Bretforton Royal British Legion Club Limited
  • British Legion Clacton Branch
  • The British Legion Flitwick
  • Builth Wells & District British Legion
  • Burry Port & Pembrey Branch Royal British Legion
  • Crowthorne Branch the Royal British Legion
  • Carmarthenshire County Royal British Legion
  • Chatteris Branch, Royal British Legion
  • Chelmsford (1925) Branch Royal British Legion
  • Christchurch Royal British Legion Branch
  • Conisbrough and Denaby Royal British Legion Branch
  • Cookstown Royal British Legion
  • Copythorne Royal British Legion
  • Crownhill & District RBL and Plymouth Crownhill RBL Club
  • Donaghcloney Royal British Legion
  • Dover White Cliffs RBL
  • Dromore Branch The Royal British Legion
  • Dunkirk Memorial House
  • Duplicate Royal British Legion, Portadown Branch
  • Flitwick British Legion
  • Gloucester AFD Commemorative Committee
  • Group 10 Royal British Legiontrim and North Derry
  • Haddenham & Wilburton Royal British Legion
  • Hanworth Royal British Legion
  • Hertfordshire County Committee The Royal British Legion
  • Heston Branch The Royal British Legion
  • Heston Royal British Legion
  • Higher Bebington Royal British Legion Social Club Limited
  • Hordle Branch Royal British Legion
  • The Kedington & District Branch of the Royal British Legion
  • Kilkeel Royal British Legion Club
  • Kings Norton Royal British Legion Club Limited
  • Kirkby in Ashfield Royal British Legion
  • The Legion
  • Ladybarn & District Branch Royal British Legion
  • Lisburn Branch Royal British Legion
  • Little Newcastle Community Association in conjunction with Royal British Legion, Pembrokeshire
  • Llandudno Royal British Legion
  • Llanfair Caereinion & District Royal British Legion
  • Lostock Hall Royal British Legion Branch
  • Needham Market & District Royal British Legion - VE/VJ Day Celebrations Committe
  • The New Edgeware Branch Royal British Legion
  • Old Basford British Legion
  • Orpington and District Royal British Legion
  • Poppy Appeal
  • Penketh & Sankey Branch Royal British Legion
  • Poynton Branch Royal British Legion
  • Pudsey & Farsley Royal British Legion Branch
  • RLB Burry Port Club
  • The Royal British Legion
  • The Royal British Legion (Corporate Body)
  • Royal British Legion - Pilling
  • The Royal British Legion Convalescent Home Southport
  • The Royal British Legion Homes
  • Royal British Legion Housing Estate
  • Royal British Legion
  • The Royal British Legion
  • Royal British Legion (Allestree) Club Limited
  • Royal British Legion (Braintree & Bocking Branch)
  • Royal British Legion (Calne Branch)
  • Royal British Legion (Chelmsford 1925) Branch
  • The Royal British Legion (Forest Hall) Branch And Club
  • The Royal British Legion (Hildenborough Branch)
  • The Royal British Legion (Knowle) Club Limited
  • Royal British Legion (Nailsea and Wraxall)
  • Royal British Legion (Newton Abbot Branch)
  • Royal British Legion (Upminster and Cranham)
  • Royal British Legion (Willaston-in-Wirral Branch)
  • Royal British Legion (Women's Section)
  • The Royal British Legion - Abertillery Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Aberystwyth Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Ballymoney Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Banwell Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Barrington and District
  • Royal British Legion - Bedford & District Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Berkshire County
  • Royal British Legion - Bexhill Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Bideford Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Billingham Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Birmingham County
  • The Royal British Legion - Bishop's Stortford Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Blyth Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Bratton Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Buckley Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Colchester Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Cullybackey
  • Royal British Legion - Davenham Branch
  • Royal British Legion - East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Royal British Legion - Forest Hall Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Gateshead Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Gloucestershire County
  • Royal British Legion - Great Bentley and Thornington Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Hailsham & District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Hazlemere & District Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Heywood Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Honor Oak and Brockley Club LTD
  • Royal British Legion - Ipswich
  • Royal British Legion - Keyworth and District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - LLangollen & District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Lisburn Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Ludlow Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Machen Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Martock Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Monmouth Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Newbiggen and North Seaton
  • Royal British Legion - Newcastle Emlyn Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Norfolk County
  • The Royal British Legion - Pulborough And District Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Royston Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Soham Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Stockton Branch Group 6
  • The Royal British Legion - Stourbridge Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Strabane Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Sutton on Hull Branch
  • The Royal British Legion - Swavesey & District Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Tandragee Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Thornton Branch
  • Royal British Legion - West Wickham Branch
  • Royal British Legion - Westerham Branch (Women's Section)
  • Royal British Legion - Wiltshire County
  • Royal British Legion Alphington and District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Alsager Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Ashford Kent Branch
  • Royal British Legion Ashington
  • Royal British Legion Ballynahinch Branch
  • Royal British Legion Band Wales
  • Royal British Legion Baschurch and District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Bedford and District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Bilsthorpe Branch
  • Royal British Legion Bingley Branch
  • Royal British Legion Bishop Aukland Branch
  • Royal British Legion Bishopsworth Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Bisley, Knaphill & West End Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Bramhope Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Brecon Radnor and Montgomery Counties
  • Royal British Legion Brereton Branch
  • Royal British Legion Broomfield Branch
  • Royal British Legion Burghwallis Branch
  • Royal British Legion Burnham Branch
  • Royal British Legion Cambridgeshire County Branch
  • Royal British Legion Camelford
  • Royal British Legion Castleacre and District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Chantry Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Cheshire
  • Royal British Legion Chislehurst Branch
  • Royal British Legion Church and Oswaldtwistle Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Club - Brewood & District
  • Royal British Legion Club 1944 Ltd
  • The Royal British Legion Club Dungannon
  • Royal British Legion Club Hawkhurst Ltd
  • The Royal British Legion Club Leyton
  • The Royal British Legion Club, Bloxwich Branch
  • Royal British Legion County Durham Branch
  • Royal British Legion Cowgate and Blakeman
  • Royal British Legion Craven Arms Branch
  • Royal British Legion Donaghcloney
  • Royal British Legion Downs Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Dymchurch & District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Eastleigh Chandlers Ford and District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Edmonton Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Evesham Branch
  • Royal British Legion Formby Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Guiseley Branch
  • Royal British Legion Gwent County Committee
  • Royal British Legion Hadleigh & District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Halton
  • Royal British Legion Handforth Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Harwich & District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Hebburn Branch
  • Royal British Legion Henley in Arden
  • Royal British Legion High Ongar Branch
  • Royal British Legion Hindon Branch
  • Royal British Legion Hirwaun
  • Royal British Legion Holmer Green and District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Holmes Chapel Branch
  • Royal British Legion Horbury Sitlington & Ossett Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Horton Kirby & South Darenth
  • Royal British Legion Hounslow
  • Royal British Legion Hythe and Saltwood Branch
  • Royal British Legion Irlam and Cadishead Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Isle of Wight County
  • Royal British Legion Isleworth
  • The Royal British Legion Kells & District Club
  • Royal British Legion Kings Lynn & District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Laceby & District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Lampeter Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Leeds District Group
  • Royal British Legion Leiston Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Leyland Branch
  • Royal British Legion Little Sutton Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Llanrwst Branch
  • Royal British Legion Mansfield Branch
  • Royal British Legion Margate Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Mid Torridge Branch
  • Royal British Legion Middleton Branch
  • Royal British Legion Mildenhall Branch
  • Royal British Legion Minchinhampton Branch
  • Royal British Legion Moreton Wirral Branch
  • Royal British Legion Newbiggin & North Seaton Branch
  • Royal British Legion Newbridge Branch
  • Royal British Legion Newton Aycliffe Branch
  • Royal British Legion Newtown Branch
  • The Royal British Legion North East County
  • Royal British Legion North Ferriby Branch
  • THe Royal British Legion North West Norfolk
  • The Royal British Legion Northenden Branch
  • Royal British Legion Northern Ireland
  • Royal British Legion Northumberland Tyne and Wear
  • Royal British Legion Okehampton Branch
  • Royal British Legion Old Basing Branch
  • Royal British Legion Olney and District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Overstrand and Sidestrand Womens Section
  • Royal British Legion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire
  • Royal British Legion Paddington
  • The Royal British Legion Paddock Wood and District Branch
  • Royal British Legion Pembrokeshire County
  • Royal British Legion Petersfield
  • Royal British Legion Port Sunlight Branch
  • Royal British Legion Portishead
  • Royal British Legion Portstewart Branch
  • Royal British Legion Poynton Branch
  • Royal British Legion Pudsey and Farsley Branch
  • Royal British Legion Quorn Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Ramsbury Branch
  • Royal British Legion Ross-on-Wye
  • Royal British Legion Scarborough Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Seaham Branch
  • Royal British Legion Shepley
  • Royal British Legion Sittingbourne and Milton Regis Branch
  • The Royal British Legion South Darenth & District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion South Lancashire County
  • Royal British Legion South Manchester Branch
  • Royal British Legion South West Ham Branch
  • Royal British Legion South and West Yorkshire Branch
  • Royal British Legion Southminster and District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Southport Branch
  • Royal British Legion St Osyth
  • The Royal British Legion Sudbury and District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Suffolk County
  • Royal British Legion Surrey Branch
  • Royal British Legion Tamworth Branch
  • Royal British Legion Tandragee
  • The Royal British Legion Tandragee Branch
  • Royal British Legion Tipton Branch
  • Royal British Legion Tisbury Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Trimdon Branch
  • Royal British Legion Vale of Glamorgan County
  • Royal British Legion Warriors Club Limited
  • Royal British Legion Waterside Branch
  • Royal British Legion Weaverham Branch
  • Royal British Legion Welfare
  • Royal British Legion Wellington Branch
  • Royal British Legion West Cheshire and District
  • Royal British Legion Whitley Bay
  • The Royal British Legion Whitstable Branch
  • Royal British Legion Williton, Somerset Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Wiltshire Youth Corps of Drums
  • Royal British Legion Winsford Branch
  • Royal British Legion Women's Section - Isle of Wight County
  • Royal British Legion Women's Section Barcombe Branch
  • Royal British Legion Womens Section
  • The Royal British Legion Womens Section
  • Royal British Legion Womens Section - Charmouth Branch
  • The Royal British Legion Womens Section - Yatton Branch
  • The Royal British Legion, Ackworth & Pontefract Branch
  • Royal British Legion, Ballymoney Branch
  • Royal British Legion, Downs Branch
  • Royal British Legion, Greenhithe & Swanscombe
  • Royal British Legion, Hackleton and District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion, Leytonstone Branch
  • Royal British Legion, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Chesterton Branch
  • The Royal British Legion, Welwyn Garden City
  • The Royal British Legion- Barnack & District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion- Buckhurst Hill Branch
  • The Royal British Legion- Chingford Branch & Club
  • The Royal British Legion- Collingham & District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion- Cranbrook
  • The Royal British Legion- Goudhurst Branch Kent
  • The Royal British Legion- Mundham & District Branch
  • The Royal British Legion- South West County
  • The Royal British Legion- Thame & District Branch
  • Royal British Legion- The Mordens Branch
  • Royal British Legion: Colston Bassett, Owthorpe and Cotgrave Branch
  • The Royal British legion - Bedfordshire County
  • Sandy & District Branch Of The Royal British Legion
  • Shrewton & District Royal British Legion
  • Soham Branch Royal British Legion
  • Somerset Branch Royal British Legion Dunkirk Memorial House
  • Sporle and District Branch Royal British Legion
  • Standish Royal British Legion
  • Stowmarket Branch Of The Royal British Legion
  • Sussex County Royal British Legion
  • Tandragee Branch The Royal British Legion
  • Wallasey Royal British Legion Branch
  • Warsop Meden Vale and District Branch RBL

CCEW Charity number

219279

Registered

Postcode

SE1 1AA

Website

britishlegion.org.uk

Domain

britishlegion.org.uk

Latest income

£153,527,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Belize
  • Switzerland
  • Chile
  • Cyprus
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Fiji
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • France
  • Guernsey
  • Gibraltar
  • Hong Kong
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Jersey
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Monaco
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Thailand
  • United States

Registered Office in the UK

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 1 active record and 1 inactive record, from 1 data source.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-219279 .
What is an organisation identifier?

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Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 219279 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Royal British Legion (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-23

The 1940 Dunkirk Veterans' Memorial Benevolent Trust Fund (inactive)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-23

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Social advocacy G11

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Armed forces AF
  • Armed forces AF » Veterans AF104

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Accommodation/housing 107
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1977-07-10 Registered as a charity
2004-09-30 66,047,000 58,631,000
2005-09-30 74,850,000 69,482,000
2006-09-30 86,444,000 73,426,000
2007-09-30 95,166,000 88,192,000
2008-09-30 104,081,000 101,222,000
2009-09-30 125,077,000 112,150,000
2010-09-30 115,235,000 114,486,000
2011-09-30 136,185,000 139,055,000
2012-09-30 132,816,000 140,539,000
2013-09-30 124,558,000 122,483,000
2014-09-30 133,472,000 115,157,000
2015-09-30 161,317,000 143,053,000
2016-09-30 151,256,000 146,857,000
2017-09-30 159,174,000 155,290,000
2018-09-30 163,178,000 165,293,000
2019-09-30 175,883,000 181,683,000
2020-09-30 143,114,000 160,970,000
2021-09-30 137,359,000 141,829,000
2022-09-30 153,527,000 151,854,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Charity people

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2022
£		 2021
£
Employees 1,544 1,567
Employees paid more than £60,000 57 53
Volunteers 55,000 55,000
Trustees 15
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m 		2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 68.0 53.7
Legacies 28.1 23.8
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 96.1 77.5
Income from charitable activities 27.5 29.1
Income from other trading activities 21.8 24.2
Income from investments 6.4 5.4
Other income 1.8 1.2
Total 153.5 137.4
Expenditure
Investment management 0.5 0.4
Other spending on raising funds 42.3 37.6
Spending on raising funds 42.7 38.1
Grants to institutions 5.7 5.5
Other charitable activities 103.4 98.3
Charitable activities 109.1 103.7
Other spending - -
Total 151.9 141.8
Net income / (expenditure) 1.7 (4.5)

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m 		2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 82.8 83.3
Investment assets 240.3 251.8
323.0 335.1
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 72.4 66.0
Other current assets 13.4 14.5
85.8 80.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (21.6) (23.5)
Net current assets 64.2 56.9
Total assets less current liabilities 387.2 392.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (8.1) (8.6)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 379.2 383.4
Defined benefit pension scheme (1.1) (3.6)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 378.1 379.8
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 169.0 171.6
Unrestricted funds 209.1 208.2
378.1 379.8

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Income from government

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2022
£		 2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 1,355,822 2,884,544
Government grants as % of total income 0.9% 2.1%
Number of government grants 8 31

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

Grants received

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Received 403 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Co-operative Group £1,659 Grant to Dunkirk Memorial House
London Borough of Hounslow
Thriving Communities Fund Small Grant 23/24 		£1,000 Grant to Heston Royal British Legion
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England 		£1,795
1 month 		County Growth & Recruitment Plan
Jun 2023 to Jul 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All Northern Ireland 		£4,080
4 months 		Strabane Royal British Legion
May 2023 to Sep 2023
London Borough of Hounslow
Thriving Communities Fund Small Grant 23/24 		£500 Grant to Royal British Legion Hounslow
London Borough of Hounslow
Thriving Communities Fund Small Grant 23/24 		£500 Grant to Royal British Legion Isleworth
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All Northern Ireland 		£1,400
0.03278688524590164 months 		The King's Coronation Celebrations
Jun 2023
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland £500 Grant to The Royal British Legion
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England 		£7,500
1 year 		Touchpoint Warm Hub
Jan 2023 to Jan 2024
Haberdashers' Company
Regular Grants Programme 		£500 Annual donation for Poppy Appeal 2022/23

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (2 grants) | Licence

The Royal British Legion

GB-CHC-219279

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