The Veterans' Foundation

Analysis

The Veterans' Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edinburgh. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10099309). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Veterans' Foundation reported income of £17.3m and spending of £17.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £17.3m (+160%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Veterans' Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Aviation Fellowship UK (£17.2m), Demelza Hospice Care for Children (£17.3m) and Martin House (£17.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 97% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 47%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8.8m. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.