Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 2

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

VETERANS SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently

Established: 21 years

www.veteransscotland.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£367,169	£368,106	£369,936	£361,692	£438,025	£165,874
Total spending	£333,486	£357,939	£355,413	£309,794	£374,369	£196,199
Surplus/deficit	£33,683	£10,167	£14,523	£51,898	£63,656	-£30,325

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: Midlothian

Who it helps

Other defined groups

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Scotland
£5,000	04/04/2023	Joint funding of core costs towards support of seafarers in need.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Scotland
£5,000	02/05/2019	Grant funding of core costs to support seafarers in need.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Scotland
£5,000	02/05/2019	Joint grant funding of core costs towards support of seafarers in need. Veterans Scotland enables joint working between its member charities; the dissemination of information to its members; the ....more Joint grant funding of core costs towards support of seafarers in need. Veterans Scotland enables joint working between its member charities; the dissemination of information to its members; the coordination of approaches to UK and Scottish Government.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Scotland
£5,000	04/06/2018	Grant towards the core costs of supporting veteran seafarers in need in Scotland.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Scotland
£5,000	04/06/2018	Grant towards the core costs of supporting veteran seafarers in need in Scotland.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Scotland
£5,000	18/07/2017	Joint funding of core costs towards supporting seafarers in need.
Seafarers UK - Grant to Veterans Scotland
£5,000	18/07/2017	Joint funding of core costs towards supporting seafarers in need.

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How is it governed?

Directors (13)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 41-70

ARMSTRONG, Claire Elizabeth
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Charity Chief Executive

BOAG, Colin James
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Charity Chair

BUCK, Vivienne Wendy
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chief Executive

CUMMING, John Douglas
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Chief Executive

DAVEY, Gavin John
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Charity Director

FRASER, Eric
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Charity Employee

GREGORY, Andrew Richard, Lt Gen Sir
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Chief Executive

HARRISON, Jeffrey Malcolm
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Charity Ceo

HAUGH, Kevin Thomas
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Charity Director

NADIN, Martin Nicholas
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Charity Chief Executive

NEEDHAM, James Christopher
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Charity Director

SCALLY, Heather
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Charity Ceo

TINK, Jonathon Denny
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Ceo

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 19/11/2002, number: SC033880
Registered at Companies House on 19/11/2002, number: SC239808

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

New Haig House, Logie Green Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4HR

Objectives

To relieve suffering, hardship and distress and to promote health and education among and to promote civic responsibility, volunteering and the effectiveness and efficiency of the voluntary sector towards:- a. Men or women who have at any time served (for at least one day) with any branch of the naval, military and air forces of the Crown or its allies, regular or reserve. b. Men or women who have at any time served (for at least one day) with the Merchant Navy or the civilian Nursing Services who have been involved in active service. c. All those who are entitled to wear, under rules promulgated from time to time by the Ministry of Defence, the Armed Forces Veterans Badge. d. All those who at any time during the period 1939 to 1945 served in voluntary or conscripted national organisations, to include Land Girls, Bevan Boys, Lumberjacks and Lumberjills.

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