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

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Latest income
£873k
Latest spending
£817k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Largest income source: Fundraising (54% of income)
“Key income sources included fundraising (£469,155), grants (£238,346), donations and gift aid (£64,672) and support from the trading company (£341).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months’ expenditure of the charity (held: £77k)
“We have a formal Reserves Policy which requires unrestricted funds to be equivalent to three months’ expenditure of the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Training costs charged by subsidiary to charity
“Training costs of £111,067 were charged to Veterans into Logistics CIO by Veterans into Logistics Trading Limited during the year.” — page 27
“Donations totalling £341 were included in the CIO accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 from Veterans into Logistics Trading Ltd” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from subsidiary to charity
“Training costs of £111,067 were charged to Veterans into Logistics CIO by Veterans into Logistics Trading Limited during the year.” — page 27
“Donations totalling £341 were included in the CIO accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 from Veterans into Logistics Trading Ltd” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amount due from subsidiary
“Training costs of £111,067 were charged to Veterans into Logistics CIO by Veterans into Logistics Trading Limited during the year.” — page 27
“Donations totalling £341 were included in the CIO accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 from Veterans into Logistics Trading Ltd” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trade creditors to subsidiary
“Training costs of £111,067 were charged to Veterans into Logistics CIO by Veterans into Logistics Trading Limited during the year.” — page 27
“Donations totalling £341 were included in the CIO accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 from Veterans into Logistics Trading Ltd” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee/Director overlap
“Training costs of £111,067 were charged to Veterans into Logistics CIO by Veterans into Logistics Trading Limited during the year.” — page 27
“Donations totalling £341 were included in the CIO accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 from Veterans into Logistics Trading Ltd” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Veterans into Logistics Trading Ltd.
“The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary Veterans into Logistics Trading Ltd., a private company (incorporated in England and Wales) limited by shares.” — page 11
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

VETERANS INTO LOGISTICS TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £341
“Donations totalling £341 were made to Veterans Into Logistics CIO by Veterans into Logistics Trading Limited in the year (2024 - £42,898).”

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).

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

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

Total income
£873k
Total spending
£817k
Cost of raising funds
£355k
Reserves (reported)
£78k
Employees
4

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

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£873k£817k
31/03/2024£745k£707k
31/03/2023£544k£481k

Common questions

Is VETERANS INTO LOGISTICS financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VETERANS INTO LOGISTICS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VETERANS INTO LOGISTICS as a grant recipient include THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUST, Army Benevolent Fund, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND, THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUND, SEDEL - COLLINGS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£610kformer Armed Forces personnel retraining
Army Benevolent FundFY2023£15kEmployment and Training
Army Benevolent FundFY2024£15kEmployment and Training
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£15kCore costs
THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2023£14kHGV training for ex-offenders in the military veteran community
Army Benevolent FundFY2026£10kEmployment and Training
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£10kformer Armed Forces personnel retraining
SEDEL - COLLINGS FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE COTTON INDUSTRY WAR MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£10kformer Armed Forces personnel retraining
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£6kVeterans
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
Army Benevolent FundFY2026£5kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2024£3kArmed Forces
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
Moto FoundationFY2025£1kCommunity grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery01/11/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding