01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 October 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00158479
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £24,418,000
- Latest expenditure
- £22,785,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Royal British Veterans Enterprises, Royal British Veterans Village, AYLESFORD, Kent, ME20 7NL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rbve.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To provide quality care and support to members of the ex-Service community and to help disadvantaged men and women find meaningful and sustained employment
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £24,418,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,785,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £26,679,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,284,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,943,428
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,213,002
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £21,566,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,597,547
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £19,799,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,814,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £24,418,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,785,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 618745
- Income From Government Grants
- £264,704
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 215
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £26,679,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,284,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3379645
- Income From Government Grants
- £131,004
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 90
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,943,428
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,213,002
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 913
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4489686
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 90
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £21,566,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,597,547
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1118429
- Income From Government Grants
- £32,212
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £19,799,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,814,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1704320
- Income From Government Grants
- £225,144
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 31
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6251000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16970000
- Income Investments
- 288000
- Income Other
- 909000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 24418000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,628,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £20,157,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 22785000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 295000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3027000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1110000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,314,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26574000
- Assets Own Use
- 26469000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 105000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £13,352,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,593,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £36,333,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2309000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1284000
- Assets Cash
- £10,679,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 29520000
- Funds Restricted
- 6813000
- Funds Total
- 36333000
- Count Employees
- 193
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4662000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 17470000
- Income Investments
- 221000
- Income Other
- 4326000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 26679000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,479,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £21,805,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 24284000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 315000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3454000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1236000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £209,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 32374000
- Assets Own Use
- 32262000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 112000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,209,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,876,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,707,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6371000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1505000
- Assets Cash
- £7,069,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 29298000
- Funds Restricted
- 5409000
- Funds Total
- 34707000
- Count Employees
- 310
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4041250
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 17539201
- Income Investments
- 93966
- Income Other
- 4269011
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 25943428
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,587,653
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £21,625,349
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 23213002
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 270955
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2782000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3134000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -50192
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,134,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 30776471
- Assets Own Use
- 30681139
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 95332
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,774,631
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,261,796
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £32,289,306
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3110842
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5150954
- Assets Cash
- £6,681,643
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 28149302
- Funds Restricted
- 4140004
- Funds Total
- 32289306
- Count Employees
- 332
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4789263
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16370500
- Income Investments
- 65058
- Income Other
- 341677
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 21566498
- Income Legacies
- 56000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,509,231
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,088,316
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 20597547
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 131000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2525000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 895000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 280086
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1320000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £12,852,794
- Assets Total Fixed
- 32866362
- Assets Own Use
- 28067397
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4798965
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,801,997
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,054,322
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,614,037
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3793536
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4260786
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12852794
- Funds Restricted
- 16761243
- Funds Total
- 29614037
- Count Employees
- 361
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3306000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 15808000
- Income Investments
- 89000
- Income Other
- 596000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19799000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,203,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,611,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 18814000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 571000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1994000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 843000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 571000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1469000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £13,891,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25249000
- Assets Own Use
- 20684000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4565000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1263000
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,909,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,850,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £27,045,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3850000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,710,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 13891000
- Funds Restricted
- 13154000
- Funds Total
- 27045000
- Count Employees
- 367
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL BRITISH VETERANS ENTERPRISE LTD.
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-10-21T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 207620
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 207620
- Assoc Charity Name
- BAWDEN FUND
- Charity Name
- ROYAL BRITISH VETERANS ENTERPRISE LTD.
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-10-18T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ROYAL BRITISH VETERANS ENTERPRISE LTD.
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-02-20T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 209716
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 209716
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE VANGUARD TRUST FOR ASSISTING DISABLED EX-SERVICEMEN
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3/9/1919 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 15/7/1967, 13/7/1968, 18/3/1972, 7/2/1976, 6/5/1978, 21/10/1982, 29/1/1983, 24/9/1988, 01/10/94, 27/04/2005, 2/5/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 SEP 2016 as amended on 28 Jun 2018 as amended on 18 Oct 2022 as amended on 20 Mar 2025 as amended on 13 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- (A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR INCAPACITY.(B) THE RELIEF OF THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF HM FORCES, THEIR RELATIVES AND DEPENDANTS.(C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING.(D) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.(E) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN PARTICULAR IN RELATION TO THEIR ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT.(F) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS THE WORD "DISABILITY" INCLUDES ANY PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY DISABILITY OR DISADVANTAGE OR RESTRICTION OF ACTIVITY HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PERSON'S RACE, NATIONALITY, RELIGIOUS BELIEF, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR AGE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 47267
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES (PRESTON HALL) INCORPORATED
- Charity Name Id
- 47228
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES (PRESTON HALL) INCORPORATED
- Charity Name Id
- 47242
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RBLI
- Charity Name Id
- 47262
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION INDUSTRIES LTD.
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures