BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Blesma supports all serving and ex service men and women who lose limbs or the use of limbs, or one or both eyes in service or as a result of service. It also supports those ex service men and women who lose limbs not as a result of service or loss of use of limbs as a result of a traumatic incident. Blesma also supports widows and dependents of the above.
Latest income
£6.5m
Expenditure
£6.5m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £4.8m | £5.2m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £4.2m | £5.4m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £4.0m | £6.4m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £5.4m | £6.1m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £6.5m | £6.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £5.4m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £1.1m |
| Total income | £6.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £5.2m |
| Raising funds | £1.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £51k |
| Total expenditure | £6.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £41.0m |
| Total funds | £41.6m |
| — restricted | £633k |
| — unrestricted | £41.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £41.6m |
| Cash | £3.5m |
People
| Employees | 53 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who it helps
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.