VETERANS INTO LOGISTICS

Registered charity 1198343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VETERANS INTO LOGISTICS CIC · also registered in Scotland as SC053268 (OSCR)

The objects of the CIO are to support ex-forces, individuals with convictions, unemployed, people on a low income, who require assistance with training and support to gain paid employment, in particular but not exclusively through:a. the prevention or relief of poverty b. the relief of unemployment for the public benefit in such ways as may be fit, including assistance to find employment

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, A. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY B. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING EX-FORCES, INDIVIDUALS WITH CONVICTIONS, UNEMPLOYED, PEOPLE ON A LOW INCOME (LESS THAN £18,000 PER ANNUM), WHO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE IN GAINING HGV LICENCES AND SUPPORT INTO PAID EMPLOYMENT

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £76,681 in free reserves, which is below its stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £55,362 for the year, with total incoming resources of £872,530 against expenditure of £817,168.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: VETERANS INTO LOGISTICS TRADING LIMITED Companies House 14300119 · Financial health read from its filings

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Veterans into Logistics (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lloyd's Veterans Charity — “Their grants aim to support charities working with the military community specifically in the areas of employability and mental health .” (source page)
• The Cotton Industry War Memorial Trust — “The Trust provides funding for good causes through its link to the textile industry across the North West of England.” (source page)
• The Rothley Trust — “The Trust focuses on the needs of children and young people in areas of disadvantage. It also supports community development and other disad…” (source page)
• Army Benevolent Fund — “The Army Benevolent Fund is the national charity of the British Army, providing a lifetime of support to soldiers, veterans and their immedi…” (source page)
• The Red Arrows Trust — “The Red Arrows Trust is a charitable organisation dedicated to making a positive impact through partnership and sponsorship of worthy causes…” (source page)
• King Charles lll Charitable Fund — “Committed to helping people and communities change the world around them, creating lasting improvements to people’s lives and a sustainable …” (source page)
• Veterans’ Foundation — “The Veterans' Foundation Hub exists to connect those that provide frontline charitable support with individuals and businesses willing, and …” (source page)
• npower Business Solutions Foundation — “The npower Business Solutions (nBS) Foundation aims to support not-for-profit and educational institutions within 50 miles of nBS’ offices i…” (source page)
• Moto Foundation — “The Moto Foundation is the charitable arm of Moto Hospitality, the UK’s leading motorway service area provider.” (source page)
• BFBS Big Salute — “BFBS is a pioneering military charity with a mission to entertain, inform, connect and champion the UK armed forces, their families and vete…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 40.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daryl Jon Groves
• David Doolan
• David Gerard Warburton-Broadhurst
• Heidi Jane Chapman
• Kevin Buchanan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Entwistle

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOVEMENT TO WORK.

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• THE RAMP income £904k
• REVIVE CIO income £358k
• VETERANS AID income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

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