# COMBAT STRESS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 206002
- **Other names:** EX-SERVICES MENTAL WELFARE SOCIETY, COMBAT STRESS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [00256353](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00256353)
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=206002


## Contact

- **Address:** Combat Stress, Tyrwhitt House, Oaklawn Road, LEATHERHEAD
- **Postcode:** KT22 0BX
- **Phone:** 01372 587100
- **Email:** contactus@combatstress.org.uk
- **Website:** www.combatstress.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.1 THE CHARITY’S CHARITABLE PURPOSES ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1.1.1 THE RELIEF OF NEED AND ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OF PERSONS IN THE ARMED FORCES NETWORK WHO HAVE OR HAVE HAD MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, UP TO AND INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE AND SEVERE NEEDS THAT REQUIRE THE SUPPORT OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS, OR IN RELATION TO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH GENERALLY, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION):BY:A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING BY CARRYING OUT OR PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH EXPLORING THE NEEDS OF TREATMENT-SEEKING VETERANS, PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS THROUGH REPORTS AND ARTICLES SO TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE UNDERSTANDING OF VETERANS MENTAL HEALTH;B) PROVIDING SPECIALIST SERVICES, INCLUDING CLINICAL SERVICES, BOTH IN PERSON, REMOTELY AND IN RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS;C) PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE QUALITY EVIDENCE-BASED HELP AND ADVICE FOR VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, EMPLOYERS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS THAT SUPPORT VETERANS;D) OPERATING A CLINICAL PATHWAY FOR BENEFICIARIES, CONNECTING THOSE IN NEED OF TREATMENT WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FROM PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS NURSES, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, AND MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS;E) PROVIDING TAILORED PROFESSIONAL AND PEER-TO PEER SUPPORT SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAUMA-FOCUSED THERAPY, SUBSTANCE MISUSE INTERVENTION, AND GROUPS FOR COPING WITH PSTD AND MASTERING EMOTIONS. 1.2 ‘ARMED FORCES NETWORK’ MEANS: 1.2.1 PERSONS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES; 1.2.2 THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF, AND PEOPLE WITH CARING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR, THE PERSONS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1.2.1; AND 1.2.3 PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN A ROLE WHICH INVOLVES PROTECTING THE UNITED KINGDOM&#x27;S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS AND HAS A CONNECTION TO THE ARMED FORCES.1.3 ‘ARMED FORCES’ MEANS THE BRITISH ARMY, ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY (AND REGULAR RESERVES, VOLUNTEER RESERVES, AND SPONSORED RESERVES OF THESE BODIES).NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]].

**Activities:** The Charity provides relief of need and advancement of health of veterans and others in the Armed Forces Network, which includes members of the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (and regular reserves, volunteer reserves, and sponsored reserves of these bodies), and their families, dependents and support network, who have or have had mental health issues.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NATIONAL
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **George Osborne** | Chair | Oct. 16, 2019 |
| Alysoun Sturt-Scobie |  | Nov. 20, 2025 |
| Andrew Latham |  | Sept. 1, 2025 |
| Douglas Campbell |  | Oct. 16, 2019 |
| Dr Carole Allan |  | Oct. 16, 2019 |
| Florence Maybury |  | Nov. 27, 2024 |
| Gillian Russell |  | Nov. 27, 2024 |
| Jane McCue |  | Oct. 16, 2019 |
| NEERAJ KAPUR |  | Oct. 13, 2022 |
| Peter Fraser-Hopewell |  | Sept. 1, 2025 |
| Rorie Evans |  | Dec. 15, 2021 |




