# VETERANS COMMUNITY NETWORK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191970
- **Other names:** VCN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 23, 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=1191970


## Contact

- **Address:** Union House, 111 New Union Street, Coventry
- **Postcode:** CV1 2NT
- **Phone:** +447902632949
- **Email:** admin@vcn.org.uk
- **Website:** vcn.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND TO PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBING OF EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL (HM ARMED FORCES) AND RESERVISTS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS LIVING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH COMRADESHIP, HELP AND ASSISTANCE AND BY OFFERING THEM A SIGNPOSTING SERVICE TO EXPERT SUPPORT PROVIDERS FOR THEIR BENEFIT.

**Activities:** Veterans Community Network provides a professional veteran peer mentor service to Veterans, Reservists and Family Members living in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.Peer mentors offer intensive help getting our service users to engage and remain in treatment and support services.We help motivate our service users to recognise and accept that they may need specialist help.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Buckinghamshire
- Central Bedfordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Leicestershire
- Milton Keynes
- Northamptonshire
- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £46970 | £64665 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £105212 | £111967 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £101798 | £109932 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £66338 | £32765 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Thomas John Crossman-Kellie** (Chair) — appointed July 23, 2025
- David John Harris — appointed Nov. 23, 2025
- Geoffrey Millen — appointed Nov. 19, 2025
- Melanie Reevel Giles — appointed Nov. 19, 2025