Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE VETERANS CHARITY

SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SERVED IN HER MAJESTY'S ARMED FORCES THROUGH DIRECT PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, ADVICE OR GENERAL SUPPORT.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£278£273£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£229£221£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£177£170£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£206£206£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£265£209£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£138£149£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£124£139£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£99£105£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£130£100£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£181£178£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£154£157£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£161£158£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11?£127£165£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/10*£249£217£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/09*£251£237£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.veteranscharity.org.uk

contact@veteranscharity.org.uk

01271371001

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£27,000
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£24,000
Ministry of Defence£24,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Veterans' Depot
£7,000 27/01/2023
The funding will be used to build a community hub to provide a space for Veterans and other members of the Armed Forces Community. The project aims to enhance social interaction and support whilst preventing isolation and exclusion.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid19 Immediate needs support for Veterans
£10,000 25/06/2021
The funding will be used to provide essential items and support to veterans living in financial hardship which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£24,000 25/06/2020
Funding allowed the group to continue to support their beneficiaries in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, including increased demand for their rapid support.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£24,000 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid19 Immediate needs support for Veterans
£10,000 15/05/2020
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The organisation will support local veterans impacted through covid-19 by providing food delivery services and support to veterans experiencing poor mental ill health and are vulnerable due to their military services.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Veterans Charity - Bath & NE Somerset
£4,987 15/11/2019
We want to provide food shopping and clothing, supporting the immediate needs of HM Forces veterans who face hardship and distress.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • GENERAL SIR ROBERT ALAN PASCOE KCB MBE
  • GENERAL ROBERT JOHN THOMSON CBE DSO Appointed: 2022
  • HUME RICHARD WEBB JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director
  • IAIN HENDERSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Training Development Officer
  • VAUGHAN KENT-PAYNE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Charity Ceo
  • WILLIAM ERNEST HOLLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Army Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2008, number: 1123149
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/01/2008, number: 06484880
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 03/14/2017, current status: Small charity
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR14: 1 days late, AR10: 107 days late, AR09: 512 days late,
Main office

The Veterans Charity
Unit 7
Seven Brethren Bank
BARNSTAPLE
Devon

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE THE MILITARY EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES AND TO FOSTER GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A MEMORIAL OR MEMORIALS TO THOSE SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO TOOK PART IN THE OPERATION TO CAPTURE VITAL BRIDGES IN NORMANDY, FRANCE, AS A PRELUDE TO D-DAY IN JUNE 1944 AND THEREBY ENCOURAGING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF THE SACRIFICE MADE BY SUCH PERSONS. (2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE OPERATION TO CAPTURE VITAL BRIDGES IN NORMANDY, FRANCE, AS A PRELUDE TO D-DAY IN JUNE 1944. (3) TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR SERVING AND FORMER SERVING PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO MAY BE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
Charizone

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