Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Grant maker support: +7

    WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED 

    To provide resettlement assistance and relief of financial and other charitable need for personnel who are leaving or have left the armed forces, in particular but not exclusively those who have been wounded whilst serving, by providing funding for education and training to assist them in finding work and jobs and to attain the skills required to obtain and retain work outside the armed forces.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
    Established: 11 years

    www.walkingwiththewounded.org.uk

    info@wwtw.org.uk

    01263863900

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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/22£5,652£4,893£759£973£2,486£1,8304.576250
    31/12/21£5,049£4,009£1,039£864£1,726£1,3103.958250
    31/12/20£4,196£3,695£501£730£687£5051.646250
    31/12/19£3,491£3,587£-96£670£186£380.136250
    31/12/18£3,540£3,521£19£615£282£240.133152
    31/12/17£3,269£3,200£69£623£263£90280
    31/12/16£2,608£3,091£-483£717£194£790.3230
    31/12/15£2,127£2,531£-404£674£677£6403140
    31/12/14£2,629£2,847£-218£688£1,081£9994.290

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.6%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.9%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
    Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 36%
    Liabilities/Income: 25%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
    Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
    Quick Ratio: 2.5
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
    • Disability
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    Who works here?
    • 76 employees
    • 250 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People With Disabilities
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides other finance
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Ministry of Defence£1,905,738
    National Lottery Community Fund£19,600
    CareTech foundation£204
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    National Lottery Community Fund - Head Start Carer and Family Support sessions
    £10,000 27/01/2023
    The funding will be used to run mental health managing techniques and wellbeing classes for the families and carers of Veterans. This project aims to build better relationships help the community ....more
    Ministry of Defence - OVA Afghanistan Veterans' Fund
    £100,000 11/03/2022
    To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £10,000 11/02/2022
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £10,000 11/02/2022
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £17,500 12/11/2021
    To increase capacity in services and initiatives that offer supportive comradeship, engagement and wellbeing efforts for those in the Armed Forces community impacted by events in Afghanistan, and the ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,500 15/10/2021
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,500 15/10/2021
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,500 15/10/2021
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £49,289 03/09/2021
    For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
    National Lottery Community Fund - OP-REGEN
    £9,600 21/07/2021
    This group will support people from the armed forces to engage with volunteering in the community.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,263 18/06/2021
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £9,310 18/06/2021
    For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £150,000 12/03/2021
    two-year projects that aim to reduce suicide risks within vulnerable veterans in a coordinated and targeted way
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £20,000 12/02/2021
    For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £35,000 12/02/2021
    Address social isolation by targeting specific groups within the Armed Forces community who are traditionally harder to reach.
    CareTech foundation - Match Funding Grant
    £204 05/01/2021
    Match funding Grant awarded to registered charity in the UK to support the applicant's fundraising efforts
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £20,000 13/11/2020
    For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £190,000 14/08/2020
    To provide support and mentoring to organisations delivering activities and opportunities under the Positive Pathways programme
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £10,000 14/08/2020
    Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £10,000 14/08/2020
    Small grants of up to £10,000 towards creative and engaging projects, that can be delivered under social restrictions, for people from Armed Forces communities who are isolated as a result of the ....more
    Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
    £70,000 14/08/2020
    To provide support and mentoring to organisations delivering activities and opportunities under the Tackling Loneliness programme
    Ministry of Defence - Covid-19 Impact Fund
    £80,000 15/06/2020
    To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £8,500 15/05/2020
    to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £6,000 15/05/2020
    to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
    Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £6,000 15/05/2020
    to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £200,000 01/04/2020
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £200,000 01/04/2019
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £150,000 01/04/2019
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
    Ministry of Defence - Covenent Fund
    £18,500 01/04/2019
    Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
    Ministry of Defence - HMT: Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £35,000 01/04/2019
    Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing: Positive Pathways - to support high quality work that benefits veterans who have mental health needs
    Ministry of Defence - HMT: Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
    £252,876 01/04/2019
    Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing: Strategic Pathways - projects that will support smaller organisations that are offering activities and opportunities or veterans to engage in and be part of ....more
    Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Walking with the Wounded
    £10,000 22/11/2018
    Bespoke employability programme called JETS 4 VETS (Journey to Employment and Training for Veterans).
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Refugee Radio
    £17,900 18/09/2018
    Castaway Heritage
    Dulverton Trust - Supporting veterans in Police Custody
    £30,000 13/06/2018
    Supporting veterans in Police Custody
    Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
    £15,000 01/04/2018
    Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £200,000 01/04/2018
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £150,000 01/04/2018
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Walking With The Wounded
    £3,857 04/08/2017
    Help us support veterans in Police Custody through retraining and therapy that helps them to avoid re-offending and find employment.
    Suffolk Community Foundation - Grant to Walking with the Wounded
    £4,800 19/06/2017
    To enable the Family Support Worker to provide Family Support days
    Ministry of Defence - Local Grants 2017/18
    £18,900 01/04/2017
    Community Integration and Local Service Delivery
    Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
    £150,000 01/04/2017
    Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes.
    Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Employment Advisor for Glasgow/Dundee
    £48,000 21/03/2017
    The salary costs of the Employment Advisor for Glasgow/Dundee
    The Blagrave Trust - First Steps programme
    £60,000 08/11/2014
    Funding wounded veterans vocational training courses and career development
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (11)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 39-67
    • ADAM HUGHES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant
    • DICK TURPIN (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Investment Management
    • DAMIAN BEELEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Public Relations Consultant
    • GUY DISNEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Project Manager
    • LUKE D'ARCY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Executive
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/08/2013, number: 1153497
    • Registered at Companies House on 17/07/2013, number: 08612989
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    9 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Stody Hall Barns
    Stody
    MELTON CONSTABLE
    Norfolk
    NR24 2ED

    Objectives

    3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 3.1.1 TO PROVIDE RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE NEED FOR PERSONNEL WHO ARE LEAVING OR HAVE LEFT THE ARMED FORCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED WHILST SERVING, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ASSIST THEM IN FINDING WORK AND JOBS AND TO ATTAIN THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AND RETAIN WORK OUTSIDE THE ARMED FORCES. 3.1.2 TO PROVIDE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE NEED FOR THE DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS. 3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION OF CURRENT AND FORMER SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE UK, WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF BEING WOUNDED WHILST SERVING, IN PARTICULAR BY: (A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND RAISING AWARENESS OF I) THEIR CAPABILITIES NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR INJURIES AND II) THE SPECIAL HEALTH, FINANCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS FACED BY THEM; AND (B) PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD CAPACITY BY PARTICIPATING IN EXPEDITIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS AND TO ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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