Armed Forces Bikers Veterans Charity

Charity number: 1147967
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Armed Forces Bikers (AFB) is a Veterans Charity. Our main effort is in the raising and granting of funds to support veterans and their immediate dependents in charitable need, if they qualify under our grant policy and as agreed by the charity trustees. We seek to work with other veteran-friendly charities or voluntary bodies, in a multi-agency approach, to offer more effectively help.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £158,814
Total expenditure: £119,309

People

4 Trustee(s)

314 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 July 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • AFB (Working name)
  • ARMED FORCES BIKERS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Bill Aiken Trustee 25 January 2025
None on record
Suzanne Edwards Trustee 28 January 2022
None on record
Ian McCormick Trustee 19 July 2019
None on record
STEVE REGAN Trustee 18 April 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £95.63k £91.05k £101.30k £149.77k £158.81k
Total expenditure £93.02k £77.70k £117.68k £60.44k £119.31k
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 31 July 2024 04 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 04 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 21 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 21 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 16 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 14 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 18 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 07 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 05 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 15 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28 JAN 2012 AS AMENDED ON 09/06/2012 as amended on 30 Jan 2021 as amended on 27 Jan 2024

Charitable objects

1. To assist veterans, former serving members of the UK Armed Forces, who are in charitable need as a result of injury or other harmful experience suffered during their service, to resettle and rehabilitate into civilian life. 2. To relieve the needs of veterans, former members of the Armed Forces, and their immediate dependents who are in charitable need.

Contact information

Address:
26 The Green
Piercebridge
Darlington
DL2 3SH
Phone:
07808719420
Email:
chairman@afbvc.co.uk
Website:

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