Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

VETERANS OUTREACH SUPPORT 

The preservation and protection of the mental health, wellbeing and the relief of need for Armed Forces Veterans (both Regular and Reservist) or former members of the merchant marines and their family members by providing assessment, treatment, support, advice and advocacy. Operating in South East England, mainly Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 10 years

www.vosuk.org

ADMIN@VOSUK.ORG

02392731767

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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
31/07/22£637£585£52£0£291£1613.3860
31/07/21£361£292£70n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/07/20£420£335£85n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/07/19£366£352£14n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/07/18?£292£293£-1£0£0£0n/a040
30/04/17£186£194£-8£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/16£150£151£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/15£208£210£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Portsmouth City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 60 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
Ministry of Defence£1,111,652
Seafarers UK£65,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust£31,176
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£15,000 18/05/2023
Grant funding to provide mental health, welfare and wellbeing support via a drop-in service to veterans of the Armed Forces and Merchant Navy and their families in Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport and ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£50,000 07/12/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Veterans Outreach Support
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Veterans Outreach Support
£2,250 07/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support Isle of Wight (VOS IOW)
£1,381 22/10/2022
We will use this funding to provide additional peer supported social and activity groups for Veterans on the Isle of Wight, who are socially isolated through age, mental poor health, substance abuse.
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 - VMHaW: Portfolio Development Grants
£30,000 11/02/2022
To develop better, more joined up lasting support for local veterans with mental health needs
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£10,000 06/12/2021
Grant funding to continue providing welfare services to ex-Merchant Navy personnel and their families.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,500 12/11/2021
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 - Veterans Places, Pathways and People Portfolio Grants Stage 2
£787,976 12/11/2021
To develop better, more joined up lasting support for local veterans with mental health needs
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 12/02/2021
The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
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.
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£35,000 13/11/2020
The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£20,000 13/11/2020
For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£10,000 22/10/2020
Grant funding for the holistic Veterans Outreach Support Drop-In one-stop shop model, but with adaptations for C19, integrating welfare, wellbeing and mental health support for ex-Merchant Navy ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£10,000 22/10/2020
Grant funding for the holistic Veterans Outreach Support Drop-In one-stop shop model, but with adaptations for C19, integrating welfare, wellbeing and mental health support for ex-Merchant Navy ....more
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - COVID IMPACT FUND
£31,176 25/06/2020
Funding allowed the group to continue to support their beneficiaries during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
£31,176 15/06/2020
To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£20,000 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£10,000 19/11/2019
Grant to support the revenue costs of delivering monthly drop-in welfare and mental health services to ex-Merchant Navy personnel and their families in 2019-20.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£10,000 19/11/2019
Grant to support the revenue costs of delivering monthly drop-in welfare and mental health services to ex-Merchant Navy personnel and their families in 2019-20.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£10,000 03/09/2018
Grant funding to support merchant navy veterans access a drop in service providing welfare, wellbeing and mental health support in an holistic one-stop shop model.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Outreach Support
£10,000 03/09/2018
Grant funding to support merchant navy veterans access a drop in service providing welfare, wellbeing and mental health support in an holistic one-stop shop model.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£145,089 01/04/2018
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£150,000 01/04/2018
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans' Outreach Support
£20,000 04/07/2017
Grant contribution to cover core costs to support the services provided to the Merchant Navy beneficiaries of Veterans' Outreach Support which provides a monthly drop-In meeting, and weekly mental ....more
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans' Outreach Support
£20,000 04/07/2017
Grant contribution to cover core costs to support the services provided to the Merchant Navy beneficiaries of Veterans' Outreach Support which provides a monthly drop-In meeting, and weekly mental ....more
Masonic Trust - Core funding
£3,000 19/01/2017
Drop-in support for ex-serviceman and their direct family members.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 62-77
  • MIKE BOWLES (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Race Director Sail Training International
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/11/2013, number: 1154429
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/04/2013, number: 08479090
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Royal Maritime Club
75-80 Queen Street
PORTSMOUTH
PO1 3HS

Objectives

(1) The preservation and protection of the mental health, wellbeing and the relief of need for Armed Forces Veterans (both Regular and Reservist) or former members of the merchant marine and their families, insofar as they have charitable need, by providing assessment, treatment, support, advice, and advocacy.(2) Such other activities that, in the opinion of the trustees, further the Charity’s objective of providing support to Armed Forces Veterans (both Regular and Reservist) or former members of the merchant marine and their families.

Data Sources

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