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the veterans' foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and other defined groups. The Veterans' Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Edinburgh 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 Veterans' Foundation raises funds and then provides grants to British armed forces charities, and associated charitable activities, who are actively helping veterans, and their dependants, who are in need.

Fundraising

See where The Veterans' Foundation is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£13,718,958
Latest Expenditure
£12,563,853

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 43.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 47.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 52.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £210,745
Charitable Activities £13,436,010
Other Trading £0
Investments £72,203
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,990,724
Raising Funds £6,573,129
Governance £30,349
Grants to Institutions £5,686,060
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£13,718,958£12,563,853£5,990,724£1,839,255£1,839,2547 / 0
2023£10,620,643£10,454,454£5,259,429£684,151£684,1515 / 0
2022£9,022,660£8,697,032£4,760,813£517,960£517,9602 / 0
2021£6,661,469£6,591,481£3,490,169£192,332£192,3324 / 0
2020£4,345,961£4,273,792£2,051,519£122,344£122,3444 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers