Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -2

VETERANS AT EASE

We help service personnel, veterans and their families deal with the psychological effects of combat.

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 13 years

www.veteransatease.org

info@veteransatease.org

01912499944

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
01/04/23	*	£193	£199	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
01/04/22		£122	£178	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
01/04/21	*	£159	£93	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
01/04/20		£132	£88	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
01/04/19		£64	£49	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
01/04/18		£73	£65	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/17		£164	£173	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/16	*	£142	£177	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/15		£207	£144	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/14		£155	£138	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/13		£16	£53	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/12	*	£30	£28	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£39,500
County Durham Community Foundation	£8,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Veterans at Ease
£5,000	15/03/2023	to support weekly one-to-one therapy sessions for the men and women who have served our country.
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting our Veterans
£9,900	10/02/2023	The funding will be used to allow this veteran support group to continue to operate for not only veterans but also their families. The project aims to help support people integrate back into civilian ....more The funding will be used to allow this veteran support group to continue to operate for not only veterans but also their families. The project aims to help support people integrate back into civilian life and improve mental health and well-being.
County Durham Community Foundation - Supporting Tees Valley
£2,000	16/01/2023	Towards therapy costs incurred by theStockton-based therapists.
National Lottery Community Fund - Expanding our Reach
£9,800	27/08/2021	The project will use the funding to refurbish its new therapy centre in Stockton and train a new therapist. This will enable them to expand their therapy services to more veterans struggling with ....more The project will use the funding to refurbish its new therapy centre in Stockton and train a new therapist. This will enable them to expand their therapy services to more veterans struggling with their mental health and provide support for their families. This aims to reduce isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
County Durham Community Foundation - To support sessional therapy for veterans
£1,000	26/08/2021	To support sessional therapy for veterans at request of donor
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 - Responding to Demand
£10,000	22/04/2020 7	The funding will be used to pay towards the Lead Therapist costs to enable the group to meet the demand for counselling support for veterans reservists and healthcare professionals. The aim is to ....more The funding will be used to pay towards the Lead Therapist costs to enable the group to meet the demand for counselling support for veterans reservists and healthcare professionals. The aim is to support people during the current corona virus epidemic to help reduce isolation and improve mental health and well-being.
County Durham Community Foundation - We're There For You
£5,000	14/04/2020	To support the Covid 19 We're There For You project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Because Military Minds Matter
£9,800	17/01/2020 11	This organisation will use funding to provide additional training to volunteer therapists. The project aims to to support more veterans with mental health issues and help them transition into ....more This organisation will use funding to provide additional training to volunteer therapists. The project aims to to support more veterans with mental health issues and help them transition into civilian life, improve personal relationships and overall well-being.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Veterans at Ease
£6,034	19/11/2018	We want to set up a drop-in centre/shop at the heart of our community that helps save the lives of veterans and serving military personnel.
County Durham Community Foundation - Expanding Reach
£9,840	29/08/2017	Towards a sessional worker.
National Lottery Community Fund - Because Military Minds Matter
£380,635	12/07/2012 48	This is a continuation and expansion of a veteran run project by Veterans at Ease (VE) in Spennymoor to improve the mental well being of service personnel, veterans and their families suffering from ....more This is a continuation and expansion of a veteran run project by Veterans at Ease (VE) in Spennymoor to improve the mental well being of service personnel, veterans and their families suffering from the effects of war, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Beneficiaries can be referred by veteran organisations and health agencies or can self refer, but a large proportion engage through referral by a family member.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-56

CHRISTINA MURRELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Donor Care

JOHN HEAPS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Mechanical Engineer

PAUL ANDREW ATKINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Business Support Manager

SAUL GOWENS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2011, number: 1140832
Registered at Companies House on 11/02/2011, number: 07527322

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR23: 40 days late, AR21: 7 days late, AR16: 24 days late, AR12: 0 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MAYORESS OF DURHAM'S FUND on 29/10/2021

Main office

11 Jackson Street
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE8 1EE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF MILITARY AND CIVIL EMERGENCY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, COUNSELLING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES; THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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