2025-03-31-accounts - Veterans Council

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2024 Period start date To 31[st] March 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Veterans Council

Charity registration number:

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To support those who have served in the Forces of the Crown
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Support to Local Associations branches
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	In providing these services the trustees had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on Public Benef

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	No grants are made
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Support to, Fylde Council and RAFA
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Did not operate

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	No fundraising was carried out, all eforts being directed towards the Royal Britsh Legion Poppy Appeal and start up of the RAA
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	not traded
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Uncertain about future role as the Royal British Legion has been revived locally. Trustees are older members, new blood is sought on the Fylde Coast

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	in this period, no funds were received.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Trustees and volunteers growing older. New blood is needed to be recruited.+ It needs to close
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Invited by the Board

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Veterans Council
Other name the charity uses	Veterans Council Fylde
Registered charity number	1159215
Charity’s principal address	4 Heyhouses Court Lytham St Annes FY*3RF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Edward Nash Chairman
	Delma Maureen Collins
	Reginald Gill
	Gillian Guest
	Carole Elizabeth Morley
	Andrew Dion Tomkinson

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Edward Nash

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) E J Nash Full name(s) Edward John Nash

Position (eg Chairman Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date

19 December 2025

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Donations c/f

Sub total(Gross income for AR)

A2 Asset and investment sales

Sub total

Total receipts

A3 Payments Insurance Administration

Sub total

A4 Asset and investment purchases

Sub total

Total payments

Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Page 1

Details

Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))

Details Details Details Details Signature

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	No (if any)
	1159215
To	Period end date
	31/ March 2025
Endowment funds		Total funds
to the nearest�		to the nearest�
-		-
-			195
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-			195
-		-
-		-
-		-
-			195
			348
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-			195
-		-
-		-
-			195

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Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds
to nearest�	to nearest�
-	-
-	-
-	-
195	-
108	OK
Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds
to nearest�	to nearest�
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
Print Name
Edward J Nash

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CC16a

Last year to the nearest � - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Endowment funds to nearest � - - - - OK Endowment funds to nearest � - - - - - -

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval 24/ November 2025

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Charity Name
Veterans Council
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period from		Period start date
		1/ April 2024
Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds
to the nearest�		to the nearest�
			0
-		-
	195	-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
	195	-
(see table).
-		-
-		-
-		-
	195	-
		-
		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
		-
(see table)
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
	195	-
-		-
		-
	195	-