ARMED FORCES WIDOWS AND BEREAVED FAMILIES ASSOCIATION (UK)

Registered charity 1002656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAR WIDOWS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN

To improve the conditions of life, of dependents and close family members, as defined in clause 7 of this Constitution, of deceased United Kingdom Armed Forces service persons.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, DEPENDENTS AND CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS, (AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 7 OF THE CONSTITUTION), OF DECEASED UNITED KINGDOM ARMED FORCES SERVICE PERSONS.

Area of benefit: GREAT BRITAIN AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,597,240, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet expected annual expenditure over the next five years. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £17,159 for the year, driven by significant investment gains of £102,334 which offset a net expenditure on charitable activities. The Trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christine Dziubachair
• Deborah Bowles
• Elizabeth Carter
• Jeannette Strachan
• Julia Hagan
• Kerry McNally
• Lt Col Retd David Whimpenny · trustee of 1 other charity
• RICHARD MARK GARDINER STEELE
• Sue Raw
• TERENCE WILLIAM WHITTLES

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).