VETERANS AID

Company number

04544532

Status

Active

Incorporation

2002-09-25

Last accounts made up

2024-09-30

Account category

FULL

Primary SIC

87900

Hubs

UK Healthcare

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Saffery LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”

Subsidiaries

• Veterans Aid (Services) Ltd · 100% held · England · dormant
• Hollenden House · 100% held · dormant
• New Belvedere House · 100% held · dormant

Significant events

• “VA's decision to once again demonstrate its social value by inviting independent, external scrutiny of its activities.”
• “The Charity produced an enhanced economic impact evaluation through a prestigious collaboration with Cambridge Econometrics.”
• “During the reporting year 82 clients were placed in substance misuse programmes across the country, compared to 83 the previous year.”
• “In 2024 the Charity placed 75 clients into some form of sustainable accommodation (2023: 118), very few of whom returned to their previous existence.”
• “We hosted several international presentations for representatives of shared interest groups e.g. Emmanuel Jacob at Euromil, Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann/Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel (ONE), the All Veterans and Martyrs' Families Association (Turkey) and Tramicia Garner from US veterans non-profit, Swords to Plowshares.”
• “A notable visitor was Lieutenant Colonel Tomohiko Kimura of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force who visited Veterans Aid while conducting research for his Master's degree at the National Defense Academy of Japan.”
• “Closer to home, our strategic partnership with Concerto, an independent consultancy firm, continues to grow from strength to strength.”
• “Two significant fact-finding visits have cemented Veterans Aid's international connections with Ukraine's veteran community.”
• “The academic weight of Veterans Aid's Welfare to Wellbeing methodology has been further validated through Flinders University in Australia, where our CEO was awarded a professorship in recognition of his globally acknowledged expertise on veterans' wellbeing.”
• “VA played a small role in commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings by collaboration with 5.11 Tactical, an American apparel brand specialising in outdoor clothing and uniforms for military and safety personnel.”
• “The Charity maintained its position as the knowledge hub of veteran care. A total of 550 enquiries were recorded (2023:421), from the UK and overseas, regarding partnership, information exchanges, research, media collaborations, volunteering and fundraising.”
• “Lastly, our partnership with GambleAware, now in its second year, has built on the first year's success.”
• “An internal immunisation programme for staff and volunteers was launched in autumn 2024, underpinned by the Green Book, the Government's official publication on immunisation.”
• “This year's National Lottery Community Fund grant (£460k) represents another independent and external acknowledgement of our successful model.”

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