Charity Details

The Veterans' Foundation

SC046571Registered charity from 18 May 2016

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Charity Information:

Address Rm 5 Thistle Court
1/2 Thistle St
Edinburgh

Postcode EH2 1DD

Website www.veteransfoundation.org.uk

Regulatory Type Cross-Border

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

3.1 The Charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following: 3.1.1 To assist people who are serving or who have served in the British armed forces, including UK merchant seafaring veterans, and their dependants by advancing any lawful charitable purpose at the discretion of the trustees and in particular, but not exclusively, to make grants to other charities who assist serving and former members of the armed forces and their dependants who are in need. Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Operations:

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 18 May 2016

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 15

Purposes: "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "Other defined groups", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Jun 2021	£6,661,469	£6,591,481	10 Dec 2021	Yes
30 Jun 2022	£9,022,660	£8,697,032	13 Jan 2023	Yes
30 Jun 2023	£10,620,643	£10,454,000	30 Jan 2024	Yes
30 Jun 2024	£13,718,958	£12,563,853	27 Mar 2025	Yes
30 Jun 2025	£17,294,000	£17,808,000	23 Dec 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Guy	Cartwright
Margaret	Pedder
Catriona	Laing
Catherine	Spencer
Steven	Smith
James	Banks
Celia	Liu
Andrew	Anderson
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