# HIRE A HERO

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1143606
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [07425930](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07425930)
- **Registered:** Aug. 31, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1143606


## Contact

- **Address:** Hire a Hero PSA, 12 Moor Street, CHEPSTOW, Gwent
- **Postcode:** NP16 5DD
- **Phone:** 01495 366670
- **Email:** Leigh.ben617@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.hireahero.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY&#x27;S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND IN PARTICULAR BY:(I) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;(II) PROVIDING FUNDING FOR MEANINGFUL VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TRANSITIONAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT;(III) ENCOURAGING UK BUSINESSES TO HIRE EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND PROMOTING THE SKILLS AVAILABLE FROM SUCH PERSONNEL;(IV) HELPING UK BUSINESSES TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL SEEKING WORK; AND(V) PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMAL MECHANISM BY WHICH THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE GAINED IN THE ARMED FORCES ARE RECOGNISED AND VALUED BY CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS; AND(B) THE PROMOTION OF EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN THROUGH ASSISTANCE WITH RESETTLEMENT OF EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THEIR ADJUSTMENT INTO CIVILIAN LIFE IN PARTICULAR BY:(I) ENHANCING THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME SO THAT EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE MORE ADEQUATELY PREPARED AND SUPPORTED WHEN RE-INTEGRATING INTO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY; AND(II) RAISING AWARENESS OF AND SIGNPOSTING THE SERVICE AND EX-SERVICE ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST LOCAL BUSINESSES, ENSURING A MORE COHESIVE AND STRUCTURED SUPPORT NETWORK FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PROCESS.

**Activities:** Hire a Hero is a charity established to support all Service Leavers with the transition to meaningful civilian employment.  Hire a Hero supports service leavers, regardless of service, situation or background, by doing whatever it takes for as long as it takes to provide individual support in the transition from service life.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Geography

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| David Nigel Thomas |  | Sept. 1, 2020 |
| Leigh Bennett |  | Aug. 1, 2022 |




