HELPING
HOMELESS VETERANS UK
HELPING HOMELESS VETERANS UK
Registered Charity no. 1195521
Trustees Statement 2024
It is our pleasure to publish the accounts for our last financial period which
ended on the 315t of August 2024.
Once again, this year has simply been exceptional for Helping Homeless
Veterans UK and unfortunately our caseloads have seemed like they are
never ending at times. This has been without doubt our busiest year since our
formation in September 2019 with 149 Veterans reaching out to us for some
form of help due to either facing homelessness or being homeless. With the
cost-of-living crisis really taklng a hold on our veterans, finances, as well as
many private landlords using no fault eviction, section 21 to legally evict
veterans who are tenants in their properties, we have really seen a very
worrying escalation of veterans needing our help,
Over the past financial period, we have helped to house in some way exactly
102 veterans which has been extremely difficult due to trying to find affordable
accommodation. However, working with over 80 local authorities has certainly
helped our cause and we have proven on many occasions that our knowSedge
of legislation is second to none and has helped house many veterans into
social housing when it has been available. This knowledge is now causing
many issues for Local Authorities as they see their own budgets dwindling as
well as the complete lack of social housing after many years of neglect in this
sector from Westminster.
The very large rise in prevention duties is also increasing for our charity and
due to the cost of living, we have had many veterans contacting us since they
must make the choice of paying their rent or feeding themselves and
sometimes their families. We cannot see any change in this issue and having
a new government in place only seems to have exasperated this problem and
we are finding that more and more veterans are having to rely on help from
charities like our own.
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We have been very fortunate to have Tesco's supporting us this year by
allowing us to collect in their store at Tower Park in Poole, Dorset and we are
extremely grateful for this ongoing support as it also helps us to raise
awareness of our charity work with the public, However, with the significant
costs involved with feeding veterans and the continued rise in the cost of food
from supermarkets, it is great cause for alarm and unfortunately, we cannot
see things improving soon.
We are constantly seeing Veterans who need assistance from our charity as
they must decide whether they buy food or pay for heating and having
electricity in their homes. It is frightening that currently we have Veterans who
have served our Country in HM Armed Forces and are now facing this
dilemma.
In April 2023, we opened our first property solely for the use by Veterans who
have nowhere else to go and this has proven to be a resounding success. We
have always said that when you bring veterans together with veterans they will
look after themselves as they understand each other's needs, The income
from rent that we receive from The Talbot Mews has helped us cover our daily
expenses in running our charity as well as helped towards the costs involved
in our next project. This means that if the public donates to our charity, then
Ihat donation is solely spent on helping veterans.
This financial period has also seen us purchase our very own new van for the
charity. Our new Mercedes Sprinter has a bigger payload to carry even more
furniture and equipment and is more modern and cost effectlve as we have no
maintenance costs involved due to the agreement, we have with Sandown
Mercedes who have been excellent with our charity and the van has proven
already to be a major asset in our portfolio.
With The new Ford Ranger which is more economical to run on fuel as well as
having all mechanical costs covered as we have a repair warranty in place we
now have a fleet of vehicles that are reliable and more suitable for the day to
day running of our charity.
Over this financial year we have been working very hard to gain planning
permission for an old nightclub in Llanelli West Wales and we are hoping to
convert this property into 16 one bed units with a Veterans Hub also in place.
This is a huge project that has the support of The Welsh Senedd as well as
The veterans minister for Wales and Carmarthenshire Council. We are hoping
to move ahead with this project in the next financial period for our charity.
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Finally. as trustees we would like to state that without the support of the public
and the generosity of so many people, we simply would not have been able to
help so many veterans. As you can see from our accounts, we have raised
substantial funds from online fundraising using our JustGiving Platform as well
as Facebook Fundraising and attending the many events we have either
organised ourselves or attended throughout the year. This is simply awe-
inspiring that throughout these difficult times, we can raise these funds.
We must also thank our Volunteer Fundraisers for all their efforts this period
and for giving up so much of their own time to raise funds to help our country's
veterans.
We know that our next financial period will be a challenging one, but the team
of Trustees are working extremely hard behind the scenes to help our
Country's Homeless Veterans as the growth of our charity continues.
Here is to another successful year ahead.
The Board of Trustees
Helping Homeless Veterans UK
If you have any questions about our accounts or any of the above topics, then
feel fr88 to 8mail us at hq@hhvuk. org where w8 will be happy to answer
them.
Thank you.
Helpiiig Homeless Veterans UK | Ti"usteos St8lpmLnt | 2023
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Helping Homeless Veterans UK
Profit and Loss by Tag Group
3 August. 2023 - 31 August. 2024
TOTAL
Income
Fundraising
other Donations
Charitable Giving
Grants
Just Glvlng Donatlons
Slngle Donallon
Total Olh•r t)onatlons
53,569.05
0.00
1,DOO.23
21,612.39
44,163.40
39,214.28
106.990AO
37,038.57
10.134.80
47,173a7
£206,732.72
Talbot Mews Renlal Incom9
Houslng Benellt
Total Tdl)ot Mow8 Rantal Incomg
Tot41 Incomg
Cost ol Sa188
Broadband Talbol M8WS
Dua & Sub$criplSon8
Evanl & Fundraising costs
Gas & Electrlcity Talljot Mews
Hotels. Accommedatlon & Food costs
Personal Carè
Prop¥rty relurblshmèni & repalr c081s
Ra19s and Wal&r
Totd CoBt ol Sal
TOTAL
648.00
439.77
35.877.66
7,760.24
20.986.35
1,096.53
22.821.39
3,042.30
£92,672.24
£114,060.48
Expenditures
Bank and Card Charges
Glfts and Oonation8
Insurance
otFlc& cost8
Prolesslonal & Lègal t005
Accountancy lees
Bookkeeping fees
L8ual and othèr leos
Totd ProfOBslonal a Legal fo88
Renl
Storago Costs
Telephong & Broadband
Trav91
Vehicl8 costs
Web511o & Promotlon
Total ￿pand￿U
NET OPERATING INCOME
161.71
459.18
484.23
1,859.87
0.00
11.000.00
406.25
5,289.87
16.69&12
6,000.00
2,375.04
1,297.84
58.00
22,817.44
9,036.40
£61,245.83
£5201485
Other Exp￿dItureS
Penalties and Fines
Tol41 CXh8r Eynd6ture8
NET OTHER INGOME
90.CIJ
£ Ja0.00
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
252,724.65

Helping Homeless Veterans UK
Balance Sheet
As ofAugust 31, 2024
TOTAL
Flxed Asspl
Tangible assets
Computer 8nd Offlcè Equipment
Fixlures and Flttlngs
Mercgdes Sprintgr KN71 XRT
Toial Tanglble a886ts
Told Ftxed As8Ot
Cash al bank and in hand
HS8C (NEW) currgnt account
Totsl Cosh at bank ond In hand
1,725.43
21.076.51
35,517.00
£68.318.94
£58018.94
22.786.92
£22.780.92
Current Assets
Rent Deposit Account
TotAI Currant A888ts
18.821.17
£18,821.17
£41.608.09
NET CURRENT ASSETS
Credllors.. amounts falllng dug wlthln onè year
Credll Cartls
Barclays Bank Cr9dll Card
Total Credlt Card8
Currènt Llabililles
Accruals
HP Mercedes Sprlnter KN71 XRT
Total Current L1th1￿98
0.00
2,600.00
27,242.00
£29042.00
£29,842.00
£11,786.09
£70,085.03
£70,085.03
Total Cr•Jllor8". arnounts lalllng du• wftNn onoyoar
NET CURRENT ASSETS ILIA31LITIESI
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
TOTAL NET ASSETS ILIABILITIESI
CharSly funds
Openlng Balance Equlty
R8lained Earnlngs
SU￿luSI(0efIeltI
Totd ChArlty fvnd#
17,360.38
4,080.83
48,643.82
£70,085.03

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Helping Homel¢ss Veterans UK.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Helping Homeless Veterans UK
for the period ended 31 August 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 ('the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried oul under section 145 of
the 2011 Act and in carryingy out my examination I have followed all the applicable
Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. followingy recommendations in my previous report (period
ended 2 August 2023) the trustees have secured the services of an bookkeeperlaccountant.
and a QuickBooks bookkeepingT System 15 now utilised. Where these services only
commenced part way througyh the year in queslion, there are instances where expenditure
receipls were intcrnally gjenerated and where expenditur¢ items were settled directly by
trustees personally, and subsequcnily reinibursed by the trust. I would expect to see further
improvements in internal contro15 in these areas for the year endingy 31 Aubiust 2025.
It Should be noted that the accounts for the period ¢ndcd 31 AugTUSt 2024 have been prepared
on an accruals basis. rather Ihan the receipts and payments (cash) basis adopled in previous
accounting periods.
Notwithstandingi my above point5, 1 confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material
r¢spect :.
the accounts do not accord with those records. or
the account5 do not comply with the applicable requircmLnts concerningT the form Emd
content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regvulations 2008
other than any requirem¢nt ihat the accounts gyive a 'lrue and lair view. which is not a
matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which atlention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
underslanding of the accounts to be r¢a¢hed.
MICHAEL J CROCKER
BULPITT CROCKER TAXATION LIMITED, TAYFIELD HOUSE, 38 POOLE ROAD.
BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. BH4 9DW
2 June 2025