BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)

Registered charity 1084189 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLESMA · also registered in Scotland as SC010315 (OSCR)

Latest income
£6.5m
Latest spending
£6.5m
Registered
2000

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£6.5m
Total spending
£6.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£41.0m
Employees
53

Reported reserves equal ~75.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£6.5m£6.5m
31/12/2023£5.4m£6.1m
31/12/2022£4.0m£6.4m
31/12/2021£4.2m£5.4m
31/12/2020£4.8m£5.2m

Common questions

Who funds BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA) as a grant recipient include THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO, Matchroom Charitable Foundation, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£156k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£75k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£70k
THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIOFY2023£15k
Matchroom Charitable FoundationFY2023£10k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE MARY POTTER CONVENT HOSPITAL TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
M AND C TRUSTFY2023£5k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£4k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£4k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
M AND C TRUSTFY2024£3k
M AND C TRUSTFY2025£3k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2024£2k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUSTFY2025£2k
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2025£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2023£1k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£1k
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£1k
THE GRAY TRUSTFY2024£500
THE GRAY TRUSTFY2023£500