Veterans Aid

Analysis

Veterans Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04544532). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Veterans Aid reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.2m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Veterans Aid sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eurovision Mission to Europe (£2.2m), Charity for St Joseph's Missionary Society (British Region) (£2.2m) and Bootstrap Company Limited (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, donations and legacies 30% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.