FIGHTING WITH PRIDE

Charity number: 1191863
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To relieve need, hardship or distress among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender former members of the Armed Forces of the Crown and their dependents within the United Kingdom.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £455,045
Total expenditure: £539,401

Total income includes £428,010 from 5 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Guernsey
  • Isle Of Man
  • Jersey
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FWP (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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 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
  • 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
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Grace Sangster-Wall Trustee 21 October 2025
None on record
Thomas Edward Foote Trustee 08 April 2025
BREAKOUT YOUTH
Received: On time
Simon Charles Walters Trustee 08 April 2025
None on record
Edmund Hugh Lydart Hall Trustee 24 April 2024
None on record
Rachel Elizabeth Price Trustee 04 July 2023
None on record
Professor Andrew James Hartle FRCA FFICM Trustee 04 July 2023
None on record
George Patrick Lyster-Todd Trustee 14 April 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £267.92k £531.87k £676.84k £455.05k
Total expenditure £115.36k £380.30k £664.49k £539.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £110.48k £342.29k £413.16k £428.01k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £14.74k £41.15k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £517.12k £635.69k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £380.30k £474.59k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 £7.92k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £189.90k 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 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AMONG LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY: (A) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING SCHEMES AND OTHER INITIATIVES INCLUDING REHABILITATION, RETRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR EMPLOYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SEXUALITY PRIOR TO 2000. (B) SEEKING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RETURN WHERE APPROPRIATE OF MEDALS AND OTHER AWARDS REMOVED WHEN THEY LOST THEIR EMPLOYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SEXUALITY PRIOR TO 2000. (C) SEEKING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND REMEDY BY WHATEVER MEANS IS JUDGED APPROPRIATE OF DAMAGED OR IMPAIRED PENSION RIGHTS, PAYMENTS AND OTHER BENEFITS RESULTING FROM WHEN THEY LOST THEIR EMPLOYMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SEXUALITY PRIOR TO 2000. 2. PROMOTING EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY AND THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AMONGST SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN. 3. THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN BY ENCOURAGING ESPRIT DE CORPS THROUGH BRINGING TOGETHER LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN AND THEIR DEPENDANTS. 4. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION REGARDING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WITH REGARDS TO THEIR HISTORY, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL OR MENTAL WELLBEING AND MILITARY SERVICE INCLUDING THROUGH PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND THE DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH INTO THESE TOPICS AND THROUGH INTEGRATION AND PROMOTION OF ARTS PROJECTS. 5. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN AND THEIR DEPENDANTS THROUGH: (A) DIRECT LIAISON WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES AND BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVOCACY AND DISCUSSION; AND (B) DIRECT LIAISON WITH VETERANS AND OTHER CHARITIES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS THROUGH COOPERATIVE WORK, THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVOCACY AND DISCUSSION, SO THAT THEIR NEEDS AND PAST INJUSTICES CAN BE BETTER UNDERSTOOD AND ADDRESSED. 6. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST LGBT+ VETERANS WHO WERE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED WHEN THEY LOST THEIR CAREERS AND LIVELIHOODS IN THE PAST WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SEXUALITY, BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICE REFERRALS, OF SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINTEGRATE WITHIN THE BROADER MILITARY FAMILY. (FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS LGBT+ VETERANS WHO LOST OR GAVE UP THEIR CAREERS ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SEXUALITY OR GENDER IDENTITY WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES AND WHO SUBSEQUENTLY FACED BEING OSTRACISED WHEN ‘OUTED’ TO FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, WHO FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO FIND NEW EMPLOYMENT OR WHO DEVELOPED MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES INCLUDING POOR SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE, DEPRESSION AND/OR PTSD AS A CONSEQUENCE).

Contact information

Address:
Ainsworths Ltd
Charter House
Stansfield Street
NELSON
Lancashire
BB9 9XY
Phone:
01522524131
Email:
info@fightingwithpride.org.uk
Website:

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