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combat stress

The charity supports people with disabilities and other defined groups. Combat Stress is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Leatherhead and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£13,370,000
Latest Expenditure
£15,373,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 82.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £9,144,000
Charitable Activities £3,424,000
Other Trading £330,000
Investments £375,000
Other Income £97,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £12,668,000
Raising Funds £2,705,000
Governance £258,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£13,370,000£15,373,000£12,668,000£19,141,000£10,371,000242 / 55
2023£13,852,000£14,214,000£11,435,000£20,446,000£10,674,000223 / 55
2022£15,369,000£10,193,000£7,888,000£21,427,000£9,426,000183 / 55
2021£12,230,000£12,883,000£10,921,000£16,009,000£7,403,000192 / 55
2020£10,244,000£14,606,000£11,971,000£16,120,000£5,616,000276 / 55

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers