VETERANS OF WAR

Registered charity 1150039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VOW

enhancing the quality of life of veterans who served in the British Armed Forcesfunds are raised through events designed to be enjoyable for those taking partthe support we provide focuses on the person behind the Veteran, their particular circumstances, we see Veterans as individuals, not necessarily as a collective group, which makes our support meaningful, in some cases, life changing

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES AND HAVE INJURIES AND/OR DISABILITIES SUSTAINED IN WARFARE WHETHER LIVING IN ANY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL CARE ESTABLISHMENT WITH RELATIVES,CARERS OR ALONE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH GOODS AND SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £439,036.76 at the end of the financial year, representing a significant increase from the previous year's balance of £33,463.41. The trustees report that funds are raised through fundraising events and monetary donations, with total receipts for the year amounting to £436,250.41. Expenditure was recorded at £30,677.06, resulting in a substantial surplus carried forward.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Complaints handling
• Risk management
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR PAUL WOODchair
• DENISE SPEIGHT
• Ian Pamplin

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE VETERANS CHARITY.

• THE VETERANS CHARITY income £397k
• CARE FOR VETERANS income £5.9m
• VETERANS ASSOCIATION income £986k
• VETERANS AID income £2.2m
• VETERANS CENTRAL income £120k
• THE VETERANS' FOUNDATION income £17.3m

Side by side with its peers

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