Registered charity · Lancashire
Veterans in Communities
- 7 trustees
- Income £187k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Rochdale, Lancashire
- Website
- www.vic.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Veterans in Communities
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£187k£236k
- 2024£176k£219k
- 2023£248k£225k
Earlier years
- 2022£212k£188k
- 2021£189k£199k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 44%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE NEED, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONGST VETERANS OF ALL BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR PARTNERS, SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE AND DIVERSE OUTREACH PROGRAMME DEVELOPED, DESIGNED AND DELIVERED BY VETERANS FOR VETERANS IN THE NORTH WEST WHICH SUPPORTS VETERANS SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF WAR AND HAVE FOUND THE TRANSITION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE DIFFICULT AS A MEANS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; SUPPORT THEIR RESETTLEMENT, REHABILITATION, IF NEEDED AND THEIR RETRAINING TO HELP THEM OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT
Grants received
13 grants · £302,504 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Ministry of Defence · £170,896 (5 grants)
- Veterans Foundation · £75,000
- Power to Change Trust · £20,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,710 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- Ministry of Defence
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Ronnie Barker Chair since 2013
- Alan James Woods since 2022
- Barry Hyde since 2015
- Cllr Marilyn Winifred Anne Procter since 2022
- John Barry Payton MBE since 2013
- Major Charles Robert Smethurst since 2014
- Robin Elliott since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Ronnie Barker Chair since 2013
- Barry Hyde since 2015
- John Barry Payton MBE since 2013
- Major Charles Robert Smethurst since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Ronnie Barker Chair since 2013
- Alan James Woods since 2022
- Barry Hyde since 2015
- John Barry Payton MBE since 2013
- Major Charles Robert Smethurst since 2014
- Robin Elliott since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Cllr Marilyn Winifred Anne Procter since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1151194
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/09/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05/03/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 08230197 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01706833180 · info@vic.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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