HIRE A HERO

Charity number: 1143606
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Hire a Hero is a charity established to support all Service Leavers with the transition to meaningful civilian employment. Hire a Hero supports service leavers, regardless of service, situation or background, by doing whatever it takes for as long as it takes to provide individual support in the transition from service life.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income: £11,466
Total expenditure: £67,911

People

3 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 August 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07425930 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Leigh Bennett Trustee 01 August 2022
None on record
David Nigel Thomas Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
JOSEPH HILL Trustee 31 August 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023 30/11/2024
Total gross income £66.68k £83.04k £49.21k £45.80k £11.47k
Total expenditure £109.19k £66.94k £59.12k £73.57k £67.91k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 November 2024 25 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 Not required
Annual return 30 November 2023 09 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 09 July 2024 On time
Annual return 30 November 2022 29 August 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 29 August 2023 On time
Annual return 30 November 2021 01 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 01 September 2022 On time
Annual return 30 November 2020 05 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 05 August 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 12 NOVEMBER 2010 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS DATED MARCH 2011 AND 2 AUGUST 2011

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE BENEFIT OF EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDANTS AND IN PARTICULAR BY: (I) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT; (II) PROVIDING FUNDING FOR MEANINGFUL VOCATIONAL TRAINING, TRANSITIONAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT; (III) ENCOURAGING UK BUSINESSES TO HIRE EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND PROMOTING THE SKILLS AVAILABLE FROM SUCH PERSONNEL; (IV) HELPING UK BUSINESSES TO CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL SEEKING WORK; AND (V) PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMAL MECHANISM BY WHICH THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE GAINED IN THE ARMED FORCES ARE RECOGNISED AND VALUED BY CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS; AND (B) THE PROMOTION OF EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN THROUGH ASSISTANCE WITH RESETTLEMENT OF EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THEIR ADJUSTMENT INTO CIVILIAN LIFE IN PARTICULAR BY: (I) ENHANCING THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME SO THAT EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE MORE ADEQUATELY PREPARED AND SUPPORTED WHEN RE-INTEGRATING INTO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY; AND (II) RAISING AWARENESS OF AND SIGNPOSTING THE SERVICE AND EX-SERVICE ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST LOCAL BUSINESSES, ENSURING A MORE COHESIVE AND STRUCTURED SUPPORT NETWORK FOR EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PROCESS.

Contact information

Address:
Hire a Hero PSA
12 Moor Street
CHEPSTOW
Gwent
NP16 5DD
Phone:
01495366670
Email:
Leigh.ben617@gmail.com
Website:

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