# VETERANS IN COMMUNITIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151194
- **Other names:** VIC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 12, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1151194


## Contact

- **Address:** VIC Centre, 12 Bury Road, Haslingden, ROSSENDALE, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** BB4 5PL
- **Phone:** 01706833180
- **Email:** info@vic.org.uk
- **Website:** www.vic.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE NEED, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST VETERANS OF ALL BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR PARTNERS, SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE AND DIVERSE OUTREACH PROGRAMME DEVELOPED, DESIGNED AND DELIVERED BY VETERANS FOR VETERANS IN THE NORTH WEST WHICH SUPPORTS VETERANS SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF WAR AND HAVE FOUND THE TRANSITION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE DIFFICULT AS A MEANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; SUPPORT THEIR RESETTLEMENT, REHABILITATION, IF NEEDED AND THEIR RETRAINING TO HELP THEM OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT

**Activities:** Veterans in Communities is an ex-services charity based in East Lancashire. Established in September 2012, VIC supports ex-service personnel, their families and members of the uniformed services who have experienced difficulties re-integrating with the community on returning to civilian life.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire
- Rochdale



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £187409 | £236035 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £176222 | £218613 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £247609 | £224812 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £212429 | £187755 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £188708 | £199432 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **RONNIE BARKER** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 16, 2013
- Alan James Woods — appointed Aug. 16, 2022
- Barry Hyde — appointed June 4, 2015
- Cllr Marilyn Winifred Anne Procter — appointed Aug. 16, 2022
- JOHN BARRY PAYTON MBE — appointed Nov. 21, 2013
- Major Charles Robert Smethurst — appointed Jan. 13, 2014
- Robin Elliott — appointed May 16, 2025