Registered charity (CIO) · Dorchester
Soldiers League Charity
Soldiers League Charity is a registered charity (number 1178408) based in Dorchester, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by David Charles Groce MBE since 2018. Latest income £26k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £26k (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
- Disability, Recreation
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.soldiersleague.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£26k£14k
- 2024£22k£22k
- 2023£3k£1k
Earlier years
- 2022£3k£6k
- 2021£5k£1k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED OR WHO ARE SERVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY:(1) THE PROVISION OF EVENT TICKETS OR HOSPITALITY FACILITIES AT EVENTS, WITH A VIEW TO FACILITATING THEIR REHABILITATION AND WELL-BEING.(2) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- David Charles Groce MBE Chair since 2018
- Jeremy Bethell since 2018
- Ryan Paul Swindale since 2024
- Steve Sampher since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- David Charles Groce MBE Chair since 2018
- Jeremy Bethell since 2018
- Steve Sampher since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David Charles Groce MBE Chair since 2018
- Jeremy Bethell since 2018
- Ryan Paul Swindale since 2024
- Steve Sampher since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1178408
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 May 2018
- Contact on the register
- 07977579871 · president@soldiersleague.com
- 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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