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VICTORIA CROSS TRUST

Registered charity 1149454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) To clean and care for the graves, memorials and resting places of recipients of the Victoria Cross and their families thereby maintaining and caring for their memory.2) To educate the public in the stories and history behind the recipients of the Victoria Cross thereby maintaining their memory.Supporting our military veteran community and their families as we pursue our charitable aims.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£93k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £13,512 for the year, reducing total funds to £125,970. The trustees report that the charity is 'totally self-sufficient and not reliant on grant funding' due to income from retail outlets. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000
“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Debtors include £70,892 due from VCT Trading Limited.
“Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year includes £70,892 due from VCT Trading Limited.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: VCT Trading Limited
“Debtors: Amounts falling due within one year includes £70,892 due from VCT Trading Limited.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

VCT TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Victoria Cross Trust (matched by registered charity number).

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

    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: Australia · Canada · India · Ireland · New Zealand · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/07/2025£93k£106k
    31/07/2024£236k£240k
    31/07/2023£193k£222k
    31/07/2022£211k£166k
    31/07/2021£76k£85k

    Common questions

    Is VICTORIA CROSS TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £13,512 for the year, reducing total funds to £125,970. The trustees report that the charity is 'totally self-sufficient and not reliant on grant funding' due to income from retail outlets. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    What does the highest-paid employee of VICTORIA CROSS TRUST earn?

    Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/04/2013£10k"Online Victoria Cross Database"