Registered charity · No. 1166953Charitable company
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The Veterans' Foundation
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Veterans' Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
The Veterans' Foundation (number 1166953) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Veterans' Foundation do?
The Veterans' Foundation raises funds and then provides grants to British armed forces charities, and associated charitable activities, who are actively helping veterans, and their dependants, who are in need.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Veterans' Foundation
Answers The Veterans' Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Veterans' Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?
The Veterans' Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Veterans' Foundation's money come from?
The Veterans' Foundation reported £17m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £17m (97%), donations and legacies £335k (2%), investments £130k (1%).
Trading and fundraising events£17m · 97%
Donations and legacies£335k · 2%
Investments£130k · 1%
Other income£5,063 · 0%
Does The Veterans' Foundation receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Veterans' Foundation. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Veterans' Foundation reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Veterans' Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Veterans' Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Veterans' Foundation registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Veterans' Foundation yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Veterans' Foundation.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Veterans' Foundation as a registered charity (number 1166953) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Veterans' Foundation's charity number?
The Veterans' Foundation's charity number is 1166953. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1166953?
Search 1166953 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Veterans' Foundation do?
The Veterans' Foundation raises funds and then provides grants to British armed forces charities, and associated charitable activities, who are actively helping veterans, and their dependants, who are in need.
Does The Veterans' Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Veterans' Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Veterans' Foundation?
The Veterans' Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.veteransfoundation.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Veterans' Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Veterans' Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Veterans' Foundation's money come from?
The Veterans' Foundation reported £17m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £17m (97%), donations and legacies £335k (2%), investments £130k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Veterans' Foundation?
The register records The Veterans' Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Veterans' Foundation's trustees paid?
The Veterans' Foundation's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Veterans' Foundation registered as a charity?
The Veterans' Foundation was entered on the register on 5 May 2016. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 10099309).