Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

VETERANS BUSINESS BASE 

Business start up for veterans
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
24/09/22£250£140£1102
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.veteransbusinessbase.org.uk

malcolmjones47@yahoo.co.uk

07956941900

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2021, number: 1195912
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

Stirling House
17 Church Street
Ross On Wye
HR9 5HN

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF WOUNDED, INJURED AND SICK MILITARY VETERANS, OR THOSE MILITARY VETERANS IDENTIFIED AS VULNERABLE FOR REASONS SUCH AS POVERTY AND/OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT DURING OR POST THEIR TRANSITION FROM THE MILITARY, THROUGH ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS START UP, ASSISTING THEM TO OBTAIN SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL SECURITY AND INDEPENDENCE BY ANY MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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