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Veterans Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1199584KentDisability
Income£986k2025-07-31
Spending£960ksame year
Spent / received96%3-year average
Size in its cause92nd pctDisability
Registered2022CIO
Employees7latest return

Analysis

Veterans Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Veterans Association reported income of £986k and spending of £960k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from July 2023 to July 2025, income grew from £199k to £986k (+395%), an average of +122% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 362%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Veterans Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ambition, Aspire, Achieve (£986k), Space (£987k) and Curly's Legacy (£985k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 37% of spending and raising funds 36%. Reserves of £90k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

Income and spending

£0£247k£493k£740k£986k2023 Income: £199,2322023 Spending: £181,90620232024 Income: £920,1132024 Spending: £873,60020242025 Income: £986,2892025 Spending: £959,7692025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 99%
  • Charitable activities 0.5%
  • Trading 0.2%

In the charity's own words

We are an armed forces charity that aims to support ex veterans with a range of issues that can arise through service in the armed forces for example assistance with finding accommodation or work. We can also signpost and aim to provide counselling sessions for things like PTSD, loss of limbs etc.

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Ambition, Aspire, AchieveLondon£986k
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Curly's LegacySheerness£985k
The Torch Trust for the BlindLeics£987k