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BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)

Registered charity 1084189 · organisation 3978256

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
19 December 2000
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04102768
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£4,292,157
Latest expenditure
£6,508,320
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: British Limbless Ex-Service Mens, Association, 115 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0QT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.blesma.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Blesma supports all serving and ex service men and women who lose limbs or the use of limbs, or one or both eyes in service or as a result of service. It also supports those ex service men and women who lose limbs not as a result of service or loss of use of limbs as a result of a traumatic incident. Blesma also supports widows and dependents of the above.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
15 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
15 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,292,157
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,508,320
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,537,390
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,539,978
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
23 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,365,543
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,083,240
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
6 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,956,288
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,354,779
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
1 July 2022
Date Accounts Received
1 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,225,724
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,399,075

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
15 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,292,157
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,508,320
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
131
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
15 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,537,390
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,539,978
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
209
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
23 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,365,543
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,083,240
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
92
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
6 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,956,288
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,354,779
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
86
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
1 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,225,724
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,399,075
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£31,190
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
287

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
15 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
3516672
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
710803
Income Other
64682
Income Total Income And Endowments
4292157
Income Legacies
1023849
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,282,161
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,226,159
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6508320
Expenditure Investment Management
114875
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
53543
Expenditure Support Costs
965570
Expenditure Depreciation
137216
Gain Loss Investment
3140070
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£40,974,186
Assets Total Fixed
39687111
Assets Own Use
2820917
Assets Long Term Investment
36866194
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,353,119
Assets Total Liabilities
£508,946
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£42,531,284
Creditors One Year Total Current
508946
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,751,190
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
41845899
Funds Restricted
685385
Funds Total
42531284
Count Employees
54
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
15 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
5433182
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1087686
Income Other
16522
Income Total Income And Endowments
6537390
Income Legacies
3036862
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,298,304
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,241,674
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6539978
Expenditure Investment Management
114088
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
51461
Expenditure Support Costs
957468
Expenditure Depreciation
143529
Gain Loss Investment
2371893
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£40,974,186
Assets Total Fixed
37112771
Assets Own Use
2897326
Assets Long Term Investment
34215445
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,984,351
Assets Total Liabilities
£489,745
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£41,607,377
Creditors One Year Total Current
489745
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,466,217
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
40974186
Funds Restricted
633191
Funds Total
41607377
Count Employees
53
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
23 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
4110227
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1003585
Income Other
251732
Income Total Income And Endowments
5365544
Income Legacies
2108801
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,162,701
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,920,539
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6083240
Expenditure Investment Management
119750
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
65764
Expenditure Support Costs
886583
Expenditure Depreciation
100591
Gain Loss Investment
1327170
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£35,742,432
Assets Total Fixed
35879673
Assets Own Use
2909043
Assets Long Term Investment
32970630
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,881,828
Assets Total Liabilities
£523,429
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£39,238,072
Creditors One Year Total Current
523429
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,771,802
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
38692580
Funds Restricted
545492
Funds Total
39238072
Count Employees
53
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
6 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
3024554
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
198934
Income Investments
709717
Income Other
23084
Income Total Income And Endowments
3956289
Income Legacies
1240673
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,062,472
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,292,307
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6354779
Expenditure Investment Management
127198
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
43999
Expenditure Support Costs
806483
Expenditure Depreciation
163269
Gain Loss Investment
-3402348
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£35,607,293
Assets Total Fixed
35770179
Assets Own Use
3001123
Assets Long Term Investment
32769056
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,369,218
Assets Total Liabilities
£510,798
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£38,628,599
Creditors One Year Total Current
458363
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
52435
Assets Cash
£2,838,237
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
38081435
Funds Restricted
547164
Funds Total
38628599
Count Employees
52
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
1 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
3013749
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
165379
Income Investments
640258
Income Other
406338
Income Total Income And Endowments
4225724
Income Legacies
687583
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,107,284
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,291,791
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5399075
Expenditure Investment Management
124268
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
51613
Expenditure Support Costs
805845
Expenditure Depreciation
157792
Gain Loss Investment
3437478
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
3415402
Reserves
£41,257,264
Assets Total Fixed
39802071
Assets Own Use
3141001
Assets Long Term Investment
36661070
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,041,788
Assets Total Liabilities
£414,420
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£44,429,439
Creditors One Year Total Current
285811
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
128609
Assets Cash
£4,596,194
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
43735520
Funds Restricted
693919
Funds Total
44429439
Count Employees
50
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
114
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-05-05T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5079798
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1166685
Assoc Charity Name
THE QUEEN'S LANCASHIRE REGIMENT VETERANS CHARITY.
Charity Name
BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)
Charity Event Order
5
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-07-06T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
261179
Assoc Registered Charity Number
261179
Assoc Charity Name
THE H J CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Name
BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)
Charity Event Order
6
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2025-05-12T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number
280302
Assoc Registered Charity Number
280302
Assoc Charity Name
THE ANDERTON FOUNDATION
Charity Name
BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-03-21T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
1059010
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1059010
Assoc Charity Name
NORMANDY VETERANS ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND - NORTH WALES COAST BRANCH (NO.94)
Charity Name
BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-06-20T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number
1006623
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1006623
Assoc Charity Name
OPEN DOORS
Charity Name
BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2000-12-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 17 OCTOBER 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 JUN 2016 as amended on 13 Jun 2021 as amended on 25 Jun 2023
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND WELL-BEING OF ALL SERVING AND EX-SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST A LIMB OR LIMBS OR ONE OR BOTH EYES AS A RESULT OF SERVICE IN ANY BRANCH OF HER MAJESTY'S FORCES OR AUXILIARY FORCES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DEFINED. 2)TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND WELL-BEING OF ALL THOSE SERVING AND EX-SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SUFFER LOSS OF A LIMB, PERMANENT LOSS OF SPEECH, HEARING; OR THE LOSS OF SIGHT IN ONE OR BOTH EYES; OR THE USE OF A LIMB. 3) TO ASSIST NEEDY WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS AND NEEDY DEPENDANTS OF THE ABOVE
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
476014
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BLESMA

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff