STYLE FOR SOLDIERS
HOSTING FOUR REUNIONS A YEAR FOR FORMER PATIENTS OF HEADLEY COURT MILITARY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL COMPLEX TRAUMA UNIT, AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE ONLY SUCH EVENTS IN THE UK. THE CHARITY BEGAN BY PROVIDING BESPOKE CLOTHING & WALKING STICKS TO HELP WITH SELF ESTEEM AND A NEW 'UNIFORM' POST MEDICAL DISCHARGE. VITAL SUPPORT CONTINUES LONG AFTER THEIR DISCHARGE FROM HEADLEY COURT AND THE ARMED FORCES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £56,401 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £379,102. The trustees consider this balance sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and maintain a contingency of at least 12 months of expenditure. The charity holds £105,684 in cash and £258,360 in listed investments, with no stated material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity aims to hold a contingency of at least 12 months expenditure”
Funders the charity credits
- The Veterans Foundation
- Barclays
Trustees
- Emma Catherine Ramsay Corfield MBE DL
- General Sir Timothy Buchan Radford KVO DSO
- MS LISA ARMSTRONG
- Matthew Weston
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 28/02/2025 | £130k | £187k |
| 29/02/2024 | £123k | £174k |
| 28/02/2023 | £122k | £177k |
| 28/02/2022 | £97k | £207k |
| 28/02/2021 | £51k | £148k |
Common questions
Is STYLE FOR SOLDIERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £56,401 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £379,102. The trustees consider this balance sufficient to meet foreseeable needs and maintain a contingency of at least 12 months of expenditure. The charity holds £105,684 in cash and £258,360 in listed investments, with no stated material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds STYLE FOR SOLDIERS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STYLE FOR SOLDIERS as a grant recipient include Army Benevolent Fund, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Benevolent Fund | FY2023 | £20k | Wellbeing |
| Army Benevolent Fund | FY2024 | £20k | Wellbeing |
| Army Benevolent Fund | FY2024 | £10k | Wellbeing (Designated) |
| Army Benevolent Fund | FY2025 | £10k | Wellbeing |
| THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | |
| Army Benevolent Fund | FY2026 | £5k | Family |
| DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| Army Benevolent Fund | FY2026 | £5k | Family (Designated) |
| Army Benevolent Fund | FY2026 | £5k | Family (Restricted) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND | 3 | £2.6m |
| LLOYD'S PATRIOTIC FUND | 3 | £370k |
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £23k |
| THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND | 2 | £237k |
| THE BAND TRUST | 2 | £223k |
| THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY | 2 | £181k |
| QUEEN MARY'S ROEHAMPTON TRUST | 2 | £153k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 2 | £80k |
Charities like this
- SOLDIERS OFF THE STREET
- CARE FOR VETERANS
- CARE AFTER COMBAT
- COMBAT STRESS
- REORG
- VETERANS ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STYLE FOR SOLDIERS | £130k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SOLDIERS OFF THE STREET | £121k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CARE FOR VETERANS | £5.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARE AFTER COMBAT | £973k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMBAT STRESS | £14.3m | £120,001 - £130,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REORG | £479k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |