Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 15

AF&V LAUNCHPAD LIMITED

AF&V LAUNCHPAD'S PURPOSE IS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEPRIVATION AMONG VETERANS BY PROVIDING RENTED ACCOMMODATION IN A SINGLE SITE, SPEKE HOUSE IN LIVERPOOL AND AVONDALE HOUSE IN NEWCASTLE. ONCE HOUSED, LAUNCHPAD ENCOURAGES VETERANS TO ENGAGE THE NUMEROUS ORGANISATIONS THAT OFFER HELP WITH TRAINING, SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND FINDING PERMANENT ACCOMMODATION.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
30/06/23	£1,273	£1,288	£-15	£74	£1,417	£1,274	11.9	20	20
30/06/22	£1,053	£990	£63	£0	£1,432	£1,286	15.6	16	0
30/06/21	£996	£873	£123	£0	£1,369	£1,204	16.6	15	0
30/06/20	£1,055	£890	£165	£0	£1,245	£1,053	14.2	13	63
30/06/19	£679	£752	£-73	£0	£1,080	£1,023	16.3	13	3
30/06/18	£647	£662	£-16	£0	£1,153	£1,078	19.5	12	0
30/06/17	£634	£592	£42	£0	£1,168	£1,062	21.5	11	0
30/06/16	£696	£538	£158	£0	£1,126	£1,047	23.3	9	0
30/06/15	£459	£1,139	£-680	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14	£1,139	£214	£925	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 11.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 11 years

www.veteranslaunchpad.org.uk

enquiries@veteranslaunchpad.org.uk

03001111238

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham, Liverpool City, Newcastle Upon Tyne City,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

20 employees
20 volunteers

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

The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£72,313
Garfield Weston Foundation	£60,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£50,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£22,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Renovating Hollyacre House grounds and creating a sensory garden.
£5,000	05/08/2022	Towards renovating Hollyacre House grounds and creating a sensory garden.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to AF&V Launchpad Limited
£72,313	30/06/2022 24	To fund our Lead Support Worker at Hollyacre House, County Durham, who’ll support 50 homeless veterans over two years; and to fund CCTV security enhancements.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to AF&V Launchpad Limited
£10,000	06/05/2022	Jubilee Grant Restricted Project Funding
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£8,438	15/10/2021	For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	16/07/2021	Accommodation and support for homeless veterans of the UK armed forces.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to AF&V Launchpad
£22,000	25/05/2021	refurbishment of building for a charity supporting homelessness in Liverpool
National Lottery Community Fund - Emergency Covid-19 support for homeless veterans
£9,956	22/04/2020 4	The charity will set up channels of communication for the veterans in its residential centres in Newcastle and Liverpool ensuring that people at high risk from being isolated because of their mental ....more The charity will set up channels of communication for the veterans in its residential centres in Newcastle and Liverpool ensuring that people at high risk from being isolated because of their mental health are able to reach out and can be reached. The project aims to see people with very poor mental health survive through this period and to maintain progress that has been made in their support.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	14/02/2020	Supporting homeless and unemployed veterans of the UK armed forces
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to AF&V Launchpad Ltd
£40,000	08/01/2020 48	Main Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Be Proud, Be Smart
£10,000	23/08/2018 12	The group will purchase washing machines and dryer equipment to support their existing services, offering accommodation for unemployed and homeless veterans. This will improve the facilities of the ....more The group will purchase washing machines and dryer equipment to support their existing services, offering accommodation for unemployed and homeless veterans. This will improve the facilities of the venue, and enable veterans to improve their confidence, personal development and hygiene, access employment training and support services, to aid their integration into society.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	13/06/2018	Launchpad - support for homeless and unemployed veterans of the UK armed forces
Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
£16,531	01/04/2018	Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Launchpad (Liverpool)
£397,384	08/04/2015 36	A project to support veterans, primarily Early Service Leavers or institutionalised older veterans and their partners who are finding it hard to make the transition back into civilian life. The ....more A project to support veterans, primarily Early Service Leavers or institutionalised older veterans and their partners who are finding it hard to make the transition back into civilian life. The project will address issues, including poor mental health, PTSD, homelessness, unemployment, poor life-skills, low levels of education, drug /alcohol misuse, or anti-social behaviour and crime.
National Lottery Community Fund - Armed Forces and Veterans' Launchpad (Newcastle)
£171,288	09/07/2014 60	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-69

BRIGADIER - RETIRED PAUL JOSEPH ANDREW BAKER OBE Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: THE REGIMENTAL AND CHATTELS CHARITY OF THE FORMER DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY,

COLONEL RETIRED MARK CHARLES HEATH UNDERHILL OBE DL Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: CHARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEST LANCASHIRE TERRIOTORIAL AND AUXILIARY FORCES ASSOCIATION, BLACKPOOL DRILL HALL (YORKSHIRE STREET) TRUST, DRILL HALL CHARITY AT STRETFORD ROAD, MANCHESTER, CHARITY FOR THE CONGLETON DETACHMENT OF THE 5TH VOLUNTEER BATTALION THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT, MACCLESFIELD DRILL HALL TRUST, THE ALTCAR TRUST FUND, THE NORTH WEST ARMY CADET FORCE TRUST FUND, THE HONG KONG LEP TRUST, THE HONG KONG LEP TRUST,

DR PHILIP ROWLAND MIXER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: General Practitioner

LUCINDA CLAIRE PERRIAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Personal Assistant

MAJOR KENNETH JAMES MCMILLAN MBE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director

RICHARD ADRIAN DIXON-WARREN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

SARAH-LOUISE MCCARTNEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Consultant, Other trusteeship: LIVERPOOL CANCER CARE SELF HELP GROUP,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2013, number: 1153185
Registered at Companies House on 01/08/2013, number: 08633047

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

Taigh-Aighearach
Tayvallich
LOCHGILPHEAD
PA31 8PW

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST SERVICE PERSONNEL AND ARMED FORCES VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS (INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE SERVING MEMBERS THAT ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE, AND THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AND HAVE ALREADY LEFT) BY THE PROVISION OF HOUSING AND ACCOMMODATION, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP THEM RESETTLE INTO CIVILIAN LIFE.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING THE BENEFICIARIES IDENTIFIED IN THE OBJECT FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; INSTITUTIONALISATION; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN OR REJECTION; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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