## **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**
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|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|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|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**
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|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**|||
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|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:|||
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|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||
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|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|
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|Other name the charity uses|Veterans Council Fylde|
|Registered charity number|1159215|
|Charity’s principal address|4 Heyhouses Court Lytham St Annes FY*3RF|
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||Edward Nash
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||Delma Maureen
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||Reginald Gill||||
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||Carole Elizabeth
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– 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
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|**Edward Nash**|||
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## **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
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **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
## **Other optional information**
## **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
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B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity�s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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|Veterans Council||||
|Receipts and payments accounts||||
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## Details
Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
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|Print Name||
|Edward J Nash||
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Date of approval 24/ November 2025
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