THE BRITISH EVACUEES ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1073507 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EVACUEES REUNION ASSOCIATION

We provide a newsletter to all our members worldwide, we provide help and information to interested parties and give talks to schools, colleges and any interested party in order to promote the true story of the evacuation.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SUFFERING OF PERSONS WHO WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES AS EVACUEES DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNCELLING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICESTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF CHILD EVACUATION DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£60k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has unrestricted reserves (bank balance) of £50,608.44 as of 31 March 2025, having received a significant anonymous pledge of support in November 2024. This funding is explicitly stated to allow the charity to continue operations until September 2026. The trustees report that office relocation and reduced outgoings have helped manage expenditure, resulting in a net receipt increase compared to the prior year.

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 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£55k£60k
31/03/2024£68k£48k
31/03/2023£53k£54k
31/03/2022£47k£52k
31/03/2021£42k£49k

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH EVACUEES ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has unrestricted reserves (bank balance) of £50,608.44 as of 31 March 2025, having received a significant anonymous pledge of support in November 2024. This funding is explicitly stated to allow the charity to continue operations until September 2026. The trustees report that office relocation and reduced outgoings have helped manage expenditure, resulting in a net receipt increase compared to the prior year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/12/2004£101kRemember the Evacuation
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2004£10kThe Evacuee Association Development Grant
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/11/2001£90k"Evacuation In Britain (1939-45) Preserving and Promoting its History"