British Limbless EX-Service Men's Association
British Limbless EX-Service Men's Association
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Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, is a dedicated charity supporting limbless veterans in the UK, providing lifelong assistance through rehabilitative activities, welfare support, and financial help.
Founded: 06/11/2000
Industries: Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Website: https://blesma.org
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Location: Chelmsford
Services
- Financial Help
- Rehabilitative Activities
- Welfare Support
Financial Snapshot
Last accounts made up to 31 December 2023
Next accounts due 30 September 2025 (4 months)
Cash in Bank £2.77m
↓ -2%
Turnover £5.37m
↑ 36%
EBITDA -£0.64m
↑ -71%
Total Liabilities £0.47m
↑ 2%
Employees 53
↑ 4%
Directors
Name | Role | Appointed ↓ | Nationality | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Johnston | Blesma Member | 29/06/2024 | British | 42 years |
| Edward Grant Martin Davis | Strategic Director | 29/06/2024 | British | 62 years |
| Colin Whitworth | Business Executive | 20/08/2023 | British | 58 years |
| Alan Mistlin | Doctor | 01/08/2023 | British | 59 years |
| Neil Heritage | Chief Executive | 01/08/2023 | British | 44 years |
| Richard Gilbert | Retired | 19/06/2022 | British | 49 years |
| Liam Francis Daniel Maguire | Director | 04/11/2021 | British | 40 years |
| Robert Daniel Kerrigan | Lawyer | 04/11/2021 | British | 41 years |
| Stephen White | Director | 13/06/2020 | British | 60 years |
| Miles Courtenay Ambler | Financial Consultant | 10/06/2018 | British | 65 years |
| Alison Laura Grant | Retired | 11/06/2017 | United Kingdom | 56 years |
Role:
Blesma Member
Appointed:
29/06/2024
Nationality:
British
Age:
42 years
Role:
Strategic Director
Appointed:
29/06/2024
Nationality:
British
Age:
62 years
Role:
Business Executive
Appointed:
20/08/2023
Nationality:
British
Age:
58 years
Role:
Doctor
Appointed:
01/08/2023
Nationality:
British
Age:
59 years
Role:
Chief Executive
Appointed:
01/08/2023
Nationality:
British
Age:
44 years
Role:
Retired
Appointed:
19/06/2022
Nationality:
British
Age:
49 years
Role:
Director
Appointed:
04/11/2021
Nationality:
British
Age:
40 years
Role:
Lawyer
Appointed:
04/11/2021
Nationality:
British
Age:
41 years
Role:
Director
Appointed:
13/06/2020
Nationality:
British
Age:
60 years
Role:
Financial Consultant
Appointed:
10/06/2018
Nationality:
British
Age:
65 years
Role:
Retired
Appointed:
11/06/2017
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Age:
56 years
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Charges
No charges registered
Properties
No property information available
Grants
Total grant funding received: £1,125,027.00
| Programme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/2021 | £35,000.00 | Ministry of Defence | Veterans' Health & Well Being Fund FY20/21 |
| The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces. | |||
| 12/02/2021 | £15,935.00 | Ministry of Defence | Armed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust) |
| For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration | |||
| 25/06/2020 | £125,000.00 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Other Government Departments |
| NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups. | |||
| 15/06/2020 | £125,000.00 | Ministry of Defence | COVID19 Impact Fund |
| To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid | |||
| 01/04/2019 | £342,000.00 | Ministry of Defence | Defence - LIBOR Grants awarded by the Chancellor FY19/20 |
| Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes | |||
Ministry of Defence
£35,000.00The Positive Pathways programme funded projects that develop and run activities supporting the mental health and wellbeing of ex-Forces.
Date Awarded:
12/02/2021
Programme:
Veterans' Health & Well Being Fund FY20/21
Ministry of Defence
£15,935.00For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
Date Awarded:
12/02/2021
Programme:
Armed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
£125,000.00NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Date Awarded:
25/06/2020
Programme:
Other Government Departments
Ministry of Defence
£125,000.00To maintain services and activities where organisations' finances had been impacted by Covid
Date Awarded:
15/06/2020
Programme:
COVID19 Impact Fund
Ministry of Defence
£342,000.00Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
Date Awarded:
01/04/2019
Programme:
Defence - LIBOR Grants awarded by the Chancellor FY19/20
Group Structure
No group structure information available
Government Council Contracts Beta
No council contracts found
Company Filings
| Date | Category | Description | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/10/2024 | Confirmation Statement | Confirmation Statement With No Updates | View (3 pages) |
| 29/07/2024 | Accounts | Accounts With Accounts Type Full | View (55 pages) |
| 09/07/2024 | Officers | Appoint Person Director Company With Name Date | View (2 pages) |
| 08/07/2024 | Officers | Termination Director Company With Name Termination Date | View (1 page) |
| 08/07/2024 | Officers | Termination Director Company With Name Termination Date | View (1 page) |
| 08/07/2024 | Officers | Appoint Person Director Company With Name Date | View (2 pages) |
| 24/10/2023 | Confirmation Statement | Confirmation Statement With No Updates | View (3 pages) |