Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

HELP FOR HEROES 

We work closely with the Armed Forces, other Service Charities and organisations to provide direct,practical support for our wounded, injured and sick via Help for Heroes Recovery Centres across the UK, grants to individuals, grants to other organisations and the Help for Heroes fellowships (the Band of Brothers and Band of Sisters).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £62,810,263 available, equivalent to 40 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 17 years

www.helpforheroes.org.uk

fundraise@helpforheroes.org.uk

0300 3039888

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22£18,928£18,903£24£6,950£66,605£62,81039.9248583
30/09/21£18,537£36,345£-17,808£6,545£68,076£62,83120.72511,450
30/09/20£24,418£30,804£-6,386£8,074£82,122£76,34629.73311,919
30/09/19£26,854£32,480£-5,626£10,092£86,463£85,92031.73561,884
30/09/18£26,088£36,815£-10,727£10,773£97,881£97,25731.73991,800
30/09/17£30,808£39,700£-8,892£11,099£107,333£104,51031.63900
30/09/16£36,515£40,492£-3,977£11,279£115,081£112,45233.33800
30/09/15£40,963£38,130£2,833£12,992£114,272£111,351353950
30/09/14£37,212£33,163£4,049£11,444£111,317£109,22339.53040
30/09/13£33,914£19,939£13,975£8,127£106,902£105,72263.62240
30/09/12£40,551£13,878£26,673£7,018£92,739£92,63580.11700
30/09/11£46,566£0£46,566£7,760£65,960£65,528INF1010
30/09/10£45,723£49,613£-3,890£2,817£2,206£2,1690.5510
30/09/09£19,613£20,498£-885£1,821£6,096£1,2710.7280
30/09/08*£14,648£7,667£6,981£903£6,981£6,98110.940

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 45.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 38.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 39.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 248 employees
  • 583 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Ministry of Defence£1,476,450
Department of Health£396,000
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£150,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Defence - OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
£100,000 11/03/2022
To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£150,000 12/03/2021
two-year projects that aim to reduce suicide risks within vulnerable veterans in a coordinated and targeted way
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£35,000 12/02/2021
Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
Department of Health - Help for Heroes - Hidden Wounds COVID19 demand
£396,000 11/08/2020
The objective of the grant funding for the WDF is therefore to equip personal health budget holders and the PA workforce to make best use of PHBs and thereby secure improved outcomes, user experience ....more
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£150,000 25/06/2020
Funding enabled the group to provide psychological wellbeing support to wounded veterans and their families, meeting the increase in demand due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£150,000 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£567,660 01/04/2020
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£473,790 01/04/2019
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£350,000 01/04/2018
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£399,920 01/04/2018
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£150,000 01/04/2017
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-73
  • EMMA BIRCHALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Global Head Of Diversity And Inclusion
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2007, number: 1120920
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/09/2007, number: 06363256
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR08: 65 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES GRAND COUNCIL CONVALESCENT FUND on 12/05/2021
  • Asset transfer in from MARKET HARBOROUGH COTTAGE HOSPITAL PORTICO GREAT WAR MEMORIAL PROJECT on 11/01/2022
  • Asset transfer in from MRS S L CHAMBERS' CHARITABLE TRUST on 24/01/2024
Main office

Help For Heroes
Unit 14
Parkers Close
Downton Business Centre
SALISBURY
SP5 3RB

Objectives

2.1) TO ASSIST PERSONS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, BY ADVANCING ANY LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY 2.1.1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN WOUNDED OR INJURED WHILST SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES FOR THEIR REHABILITATION; AND 2.1.2) TO MAKE GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITIES WHO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS 2.2) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN WOUNDED OR INJURED WHILST PROVIDING SERVICES TO, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH, AND IN EITHER CASE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMANDER OF, THE ARMED FORCES, IN AN AREA OF CONFLICT OR WAR AND TO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO THE DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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