Veterans in Action

Analysis

Veterans in Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Andover. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06715319). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Veterans in Action reported income of £180k and spending of £227k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £260k to £180k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Veterans in Action sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Showering Fund (£180k), Chilli Studios (Newcastle and Gateshead Arts Studio) Limited (£180k) and Birtley Town Football Club (£180k).