Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -4

VETERANS LIFELINE

To identify, understand and support struggling Veterans in the community and help them to regain a 'Sense of Purpose'.A fully trained and qualified individual will work with the Veteran to help understand the situation using the template of HARDFACTS - Health, Accommodation, Relocation, Drugs/Alcohol, Finances, Attitude, Children/Family, Training/ Courses/Employment, Support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
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
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
23/10/23	£63	£78	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
23/10/22	£58	£74	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
23/10/21	£82	£84	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
23/10/20	£98	£78	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
23/10/19	£68	£71	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
23/10/18	£87	£47	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
23/10/17	£82	£48	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.veteranslifeline.co.uk

admin@veteranslifeline.co.uk

01233 756650

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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

DCMS	£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£7,500
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	28/05/2021	Food Vouchers
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	11/02/2021	towards food vouchers (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	20/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

MARK BRIDGEN Appointed: 2024

TERRY COSTIN Appointed: 2021

THOMAS PERRY Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2016, number: 1167271

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Office 12a
Burnt House Farm Business Park
Bedlam Lane
Smarden
ASHFORD
TN27 8PG

Objectives

TO RELIEVE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF THEIR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH OR THEIR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

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