Registered charity (CIO) · Hastings
Veterans' Growth
Veterans' Growth is a registered charity (number 1183537) based in Hastings, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Louise Bell since 2020. Latest income £291k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £291k (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
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.veteransgrowth.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£291k£275k
- 2024£281k£235k
- 2023£206k£235k
Earlier years
- 2022£225k£199k
- 2021£240k£129k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL HEALTH AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF MILITARY VETERANS, PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY SERVICES
Grants received
30 grants · £638,695 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
- Veterans Foundation · £254,756 (4 grants)
- Ministry of Defence · £185,764 (8 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £89,500 (3 grants)
- Postcode Society Trust · £44,000 (2 grants)
- Sussex Community Foundation · £38,000 (7 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Society Trust
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Louise Bell Chair since 2020
- Andrew Chipchase since 2023
- Heather Daniell since 2023
- Peter Richard Welsh since 2023
- Rex Thornbrough RM since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Louise Bell Chair since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Louise Bell Chair since 2020
- Andrew Chipchase since 2023
- Heather Daniell since 2023
- Peter Richard Welsh since 2023
- Rex Thornbrough RM since 2022
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
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
- 1183537
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 May 2019
- Contact on the register
- 07379435513 · Hello@veteransgrowth.org
- 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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