VETERANS AID
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Cash
£167K
-40.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
0% vs 2024
Employees
25
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £835,634 | £2,235,806 | £2,194,078 | -1.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£22,445 | £205,220 | -£4,013 | -102% | |
| Cash | £32,064 | £279,939 | £167,051 | -40.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,018,251 | £10,223,372 | £10,219,359 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £10,018,251 | £10,223,372 | £10,219,359 | 0% | |
| Equity | £10,018,251 | £10,223,372 | £10,219,359 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0% | |
| Wages | £849,306 | £857,534 | £950,413 | +10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £179,829 | £185,271 | +3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -2.7% | 9.2% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.80x | 3.73x | 3.04x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- VETERANS AID 2007-09-17 → present
- THE EX-SERVICE FELLOWSHIP CENTRES 2002-09-25 → 2007-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- VETERANS AID · parent
- Veterans Aid (Services) Ltd 100%
- Hollenden House 100%
- New Belvedere House 100%
Significant events
- “Veterans Aid completed a rigorous economic impact evaluation in collaboration with Cambridge Econometrics, demonstrating a net benefit of up to £2.6 million against an intervention cost of £484k.”
- “During the reporting year 76 clients were placed in substance misuse programmes across the country.”
- “The Charity placed 90 clients into some form of sustainable accommodation.”
- “VA established a partnership with the Worshipful Company of Marketors to review its marketing strategy and expand reach.”
- “The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) adopted VA as its charitable partner for a three-year term.”
- “New Belvedere House welcomed a team of professional chefs from the Royal Logistic Corps, Royal Gurkha Rifles and Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment of the British Army, who delivered practical cooking sessions for residents.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAELIDES, Natalia | Secretary | 2015-03-30 | — | — |
| GIBB, Rupert Alasdair Douglas, Major | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| HOLBOURN, Gilbert John | Director | 2013-10-24 | Apr 1943 | British |
| KENNARD, Jeremy David, Major | Director | 2026-04-28 | Sep 1949 | British |
| MACKENZIE-BEEVOR, Christopher David, Colonel | Director | 2018-10-25 | Apr 1949 | British |
| SOUTH, Alex Charles, Wing Commander | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
| WALLIS, Andrew Gerard | Director | 2010-11-08 | Oct 1955 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDOZO, Geoffrey Charles, Colonel | Secretary | 2007-04-16 | 2015-03-30 |
| MILROY, William Hugh, Wing Commander Dr | Secretary | 2005-11-16 | 2007-04-16 |
| O'DEA, Maurice Joseph Mary, Colonel | Secretary | 2002-09-25 | 2005-11-16 |
| ARMSTRONG, Martin James, Group Captain | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2009-10-06 |
| BERRY, Michael Robert | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2010-04-22 |
| CARTER, Andrew Francis, Colonel | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2004-05-18 |
| CLINTON, Robert Paulin | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2020-05-06 |
| CUMMINGS, Paul Bernard George, Colonel | Director | 2009-10-06 | 2018-10-25 |
| DALTON, Geoffrey Thomas James Oliver, Sir | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2006-06-06 |
| DYER, Paul Francis | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2025-12-02 |
| EVANS, Ray | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2019-04-18 |
| GHIKA, John Nicholas, Brigadier | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2003-08-02 |
| GUEST, Michael Phillip | Director | 2014-10-16 | 2015-04-15 |
| HILLIER, Stephen John | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2022-09-27 |
| KOHN, Eric Frank | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2011-04-21 |
| LAWLESS, Patrick | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2005-01-03 |
| LEACH, Christopher, Captain | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2005-04-19 |
| LEWIS, Donald Clive, Commander | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2007-06-21 |
| MCDONALD, Richard Francis, Mr. | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2004-10-11 |
| MERVIS, Margaret | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2014-04-03 |
| MILROY, William Hugh, Wing Commander | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2005-08-23 |
| MORGAN, Stephanie Jane | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2007-06-21 |
| MORTON, Richard William Barker, Major | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2004-06-01 |
| RICKETT, John Francis, Brigadier | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2014-04-03 |
| RYLE, Alun, Captain Rn | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2007-06-21 |
| SHOESMITH, Brian Arthur | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2007-10-15 |
| SMITH, Ann Kathleen Mary, Wing Commander | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2009-04-16 |
| SUTHERLAND, Ian Bell, Captain Rn | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2010-04-22 |
| TOLFREE, Paul William Kelly | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2006-04-28 |
| VYVYAN, Charles Gerard Courtenay, Major General | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2007-10-26 |
| WALKER, Michael, Field Marshal The Lord Walker Of Aldringham | Director | 2011-10-06 | 2023-04-27 |
| WATERWORTH, Andrew James | Director | 2004-12-07 | 2006-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-06-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.