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Registered charity (CIO) · Liverpool

The Block, Armed Forces Foundation

The Block, Armed Forces Foundation is a registered charity (number 1205854) based in Liverpool, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Colin John Eastaway since 2023. Latest income £146k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £146k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
Where
Liverpool City, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton and more
Website
theblockaff.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2023

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£146k£115k
  • 2024£55k£38k

Income trend, 2024 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 3% · Government grants 34%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ALL ARMED FORCES VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Grants received

7 grants · £110,873 total

360Giving 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 · £51,000 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £39,875 (2 grants)
  • Ministry of Defence · £19,998

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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

1.8y median 2y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5Disability 4Other Charitable Purposes 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 2 years.
2024
2025
incomespending£146k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
37%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1205854
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Nov 2023
Contact on the register
01512814837 · ce@theblockaff.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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