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The Veterans' Foundation

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC046571
Status
Active
Registered
May 18, 2016
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Rm 5 Thistle Court
1/2 Thistle St
Edinburgh
EH2 1DD

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

'the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: 3.1 The Charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to the following: 3.1.1 To assist people who are serving or who have served in the British armed forces, including UK merchant seafaring veterans, and their dependants by advancing any lawful charitable purpose at the discretion of the trustees and in particular, but not exclusively, to make grants to other charities who assist serving and former members of the armed forces and their dependants who are in need. Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
June 30, 2025 £17,294,000 £17,808,000 15
June 30, 2024 £13,718,958 £12,563,853 10
June 30, 2023 £10,620,643 £10,454,000 8
June 30, 2022 £9,022,660 £8,697,032 8
June 30, 2021 £6,661,469 £6,591,481 4