SOLDIERS OFF THE STREET

Registered charity 1137594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC042204 (OSCR)

THE RELIEF OF CHARITABLE NEED OF HOMELESS EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING, FOOD AND REHABILITATION, INCLUDING ADVICE ON POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT

Objects

THE RELIEF OF CHARITABLE NEED OF HOMELESS EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING, FOOD AND REHABILITATION, INCLUDING ADVICE ON POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ABUSE, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £79,499 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven largely by substantial legacy income. Net assets increased significantly to £118,747, with unrestricted reserves maintained at a level the trustees consider sufficient to cover three to six months of expenditure. The charity operates entirely on a voluntary basis with no paid staff or employees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (93% of income)
“The most significant development in the year was the receipt of substantial legacy income totalling £112,840.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £119k)
“It is the policy of the charitable company that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Soldiers Off The Street (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£121k£41k
31/08/2024£28k£47k
31/08/2023£23k£51k
31/08/2022£24k£54k
31/08/2021£25k£51k

Common questions

Is SOLDIERS OFF THE STREET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £79,499 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven largely by substantial legacy income. Net assets increased significantly to £118,747, with unrestricted reserves maintained at a level the trustees consider sufficient to cover three to six months of expenditure. The charity operates entirely on a voluntary basis with no paid staff or employees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOLDIERS OFF THE STREET£121k—0above—no doubt
STYLE FOR SOLDIERS FY2025£130k—0above—no doubt
VETERANS AID FY2025£2.2m£90,000 - £99,9994unclear—no doubt
VETERANS ASSOCIATION FY2025£986k—0unclear34.6%no doubt
HELPING HOMELESS VETERANS UK FY2025£201k—0unclear—no doubt
CARE FOR VETERANS FY2024£5.9m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.