# FORCES ONLINE CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188955
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 7, 2020
- **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=1188955


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 5, Workshed Carriageworks, London Street, Swindon, Wiltshire
- **Phone:** 0300 300 2288
- **Email:** len.chappell@forcesonline.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.forcesonline.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF FORMER ARMED SERVICE PERSONNEL, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS; FORMER EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS; WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HELP AND ASSISTANCE AND BY OFFERING THEM A SIGNPOSTING SERVICE TO EXPERT SUPPORT PROVIDERS FOR THEIR BENEFIT.

**Activities:** We are an online service run by volunteers, who provide help and advice, support and signposting to other organisations that provide specific services to support Armed Forces Veteran's and their families who have run into difficulties with their Mental Health, Physical Wellbeing, Accommodation, Financial Status, Social Needs, Employment Support, and other needs. https://www.forcesonline.org.uk




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2025 | £73469 | £74165 | — | — |
| April 6, 2024 | £114355 | £112516 | — | — |
| April 6, 2023 | £116201 | £109457 | — | — |
| April 6, 2022 | £126241 | £123472 | — | — |
| April 6, 2021 | £76984 | £74720 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **George Dryburgh** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 13, 2024
- Eric Glyn Jones — appointed June 6, 2024
- Keith Thomas Reid Shields — appointed April 9, 2026
- Kevin Mann — appointed Jan. 14, 2022
- Simon Andrew Robinson — appointed April 28, 2025
- Stephen Johnstone — appointed Aug. 11, 2025