ROYAL BRITISH VETERANS ENTERPRISE LTD.

Registered charity 210063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES (PRESTON HALL) INCORPORATED, RBLI, ROYAL BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES LTD., THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES (PRESTON HALL) INCORPORATED · also registered in Scotland as SC048795 (OSCR)

To provide quality care and support to members of the ex-Service community and to help disadvantaged men and women find meaningful and sustained employment

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £24.4 million while total expenditure fell to £22.8 million, resulting in a net income of £1.63 million. Total reserves increased to £36.3 million, comprising £29.5 million in unrestricted funds and £6.8 million in restricted reserves. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Employees paid over £60,000: 18 (FY2024) → 13 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00158479

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal British Veterans Enterprise (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).

• Scottish Veterans Fund — “Enabled by the Scottish Veterans Fund, the partnership will enhance assessment capacity, broaden qualification pathways and ensure continuit…” (source page)
• FirstPort — “FirstPort have raised £50,000 to date through their current Charity of the Year Partnership.” (source page)
• 3i — “Companies like Barratt Redrow, FM Conway, BAE Systems, and 3i have helped us build lasting support.” (source page)
• Barratt Redrow — “Companies like Barratt Redrow, FM Conway, BAE Systems, and 3i have helped us build lasting support.” (source page)
• BAE Systems — “Companies like Barratt Redrow, FM Conway, BAE Systems, and 3i have helped us build lasting support.” (source page)
• Barclays — “Companies like 3i, Barclays, and Barratt Redrow have supported us for a number of years.” (source page)
• The Harry Kane Foundation — “Barclays, The Harry Kane Foundation and M Group support our Lifeworks programme, helping veterans into jobs and training.” (source page)
• M Group — “Barclays, The Harry Kane Foundation and M Group support our Lifeworks programme, helping veterans into jobs and training.” (source page)
• Thales — “This year Thales, TFL and Vinci have ordered our iconic Tommy silhouettes for their sites.” (source page)
• Reds10 — “Teams from companies like BAE Systems and Reds 10 frequently help out at our veteran village in Kent.” (source page)

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.

• GRIFFITHS, James Edward — director, appointed 16/12/2025on trustee list
• STONLEY, Nicholas — director, appointed 20/03/2025on trustee list
• BAILEY, Mark Patrick Miles — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
• SPALDING, Christopher Andrew — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
• KOTECHA, Ameer — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
• KELLEHER, Matthew Gordon — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• ALESBURY, Peter John — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• DENT, John David Vernon — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• KAUL GREEN, Parul — director, appointed 20/06/2024not on trustee list
• LEWIS, Rebecca — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• START, Alison Ruth — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• INNES, David Robert, Brigadier — director, appointed 21/10/2021on trustee list
• ROWBOTHAM, Steven Edward — director, appointed 27/10/2020on trustee list
• GILLHAM, Scott — secretary, appointed 30/11/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Royal British Veterans Enterprise Ltd — Registered, 3 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 25/07/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 10.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• Royal British Veterans Enterprise Care Agency: Good (29/12/2018) · CQC record

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (20/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Steven Edward Rowbothamchair
• Alison Start
• Ameer Kotecha · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brigadier David Innes
• Christopher Spalding
• David Dent
• James Edward Griffiths
• Mark Bailey
• Matthew Kelleher
• Nicholas Stonley
• Parul Kaul Green
• Peter Alesbury
• Rebecca Lewis

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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 AID income £2.2m
• COMBAT STRESS income £14.3m
• BLIND VETERANS UK income £27.8m
• HELPING HOMELESS VETERANS UK income £201k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.