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Description
Blesma supports all serving and ex service men and women who lose limbs or the use of limbs, or one or both eyes in service or as a result of service. It also supports those ex service men and women who lose limbs not as a result of service or loss of use of limbs as a result of a traumatic incident. Blesma also supports widows and dependents of the above.
Also known as
- Blesma
- British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
- Blesma
- Blesma The Limbless Veterans
- British Limbless Ex-Service Men /women Association - S West Wales Branch Blesma
- British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association
- British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association Blackpool and Fylde Branch
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
CM2 0QT
Website
Domain
blesma.org
Latest income
£3,956,288 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- Twitter: @blesma
- Twitter: @Blesma
- Facebook: facebook.com/BLESMATrans4mers
- Wikipedia: Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Linked records
Back to contentsThis organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
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British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Themes and activities
Back to contentsThis organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Services for people with disabilities
D13
UK Charity Activity Tags
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Armed forces
AF» VeteransAF104 -
Associations
AS -
Beneficiary group
BE» Widows; widowers and orphansBE112
Theme (CCEW)
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General Charitable Purposes
101 -
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
103 -
Disability
104 -
Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
114
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
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Elderly/old People
202 -
People With Disabilities
203 -
Other Defined Groups
206
Activities (CCEW)
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Makes Grants To Individuals
301 -
Provides Services
306 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308
Scale of operation
- National
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Charity financial history
Back to contents| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-19 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2004-12-31 | 3,216,210 | 3,150,882 |
| 2005-12-31 | 3,057,906 | 3,064,987 |
| 2006-12-31 | 4,019,327 | 3,511,319 |
| 2007-12-31 | 5,044,193 | 3,893,472 |
| 2008-12-31 | 3,878,206 | 3,990,876 |
| 2009-12-31 | 4,080,624 | 3,832,080 |
| 2010-12-31 | 5,109,466 | 3,901,814 |
| 2011-12-31 | 4,924,302 | 4,591,830 |
| 2012-12-31 | 4,487,677 | 4,767,630 |
| 2013-12-31 | 4,823,268 | 4,196,580 |
| 2014-12-31 | 4,683,435 | 4,850,708 |
| 2015-12-31 | 5,777,211 | 4,666,473 |
| 2016-12-31 | 6,662,561 | 5,343,218 |
| 2017-12-31 | 9,496,641 | 4,406,027 |
| 2018-12-31 | 8,802,632 | 5,972,845 |
| 2019-12-31 | 9,835,608 | 6,230,143 |
| 2020-12-31 | 4,757,648 | 5,231,681 |
| 2021-12-31 | 4,225,724 | 5,399,075 |
| 2022-12-31 | 3,956,288 | 6,354,779 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Charity people
Back to contents| 2022 £ |
2021 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 52 | 50 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 4 | 4 |
| Volunteers | 86 | 287 |
| Trustees | 11 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Statement of Financial Activities
Back to contentsStatement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2022 £m |
2021
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Legacies | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Income from charitable activities | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Income from other trading activities | - | - |
| Income from investments | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Other income | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Total | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other spending on raising funds | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Spending on raising funds | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Grants to institutions | - | - |
| Other charitable activities | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| Charitable activities | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | (2.4) | (1.2) |
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Balance sheet
Back to contentsBalance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2022 £m |
2021
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Investment assets | 32.8 | 36.7 |
| 35.8 | 39.8 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 2.8 | 4.6 |
| Other current assets | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| 3.4 | 5.0 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (0.5) | (0.3) |
| Net current assets | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 38.7 | 44.6 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | (0.1) | (0.1) |
| Net assets | 38.6 | 44.4 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | - | - |
| Restricted funds | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Unrestricted funds | 38.1 | 43.7 |
| 38.6 | 44.4 | |
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Income from government
Back to contents| 2022 £ |
2021 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contracts with government | ||
| None recorded | ||
| Government grants | ||
| Income from government grants | - | 31,190 |
| Government grants as % of total income | - | 0.7% |
| Number of government grants | - | 1 |
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Grants received
Back to contentsReceived 18 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.
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| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cabinet Office
Blesma (co-applicant Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research, Anglia Ruskin University) |
£50,000 | Blesma (co-applicant Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research, Anglia Ruskin University) | ||
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The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England |
£9,922
11.934426229508198 months |
Blesma Outreach Activities in Yorkshire and North East England
Jun 2022 to Jun 2023 |
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Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust) |
£15,935 | Covenant Fund | ||
|
Ministry of Defence
Veterans' Health & Well Being Fund FY20/21 |
£35,000 | £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund | ||
|
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All Northern Ireland |
£9,557
1 year |
Blesma Creative and Therapeutic Activities in Northern Ireland
Aug 2020 to Aug 2021 |
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Other Government Departments |
£125,000 | COVID IMPACT FUND | ||
|
Ministry of Defence
COVID19 Impact Fund |
£125,000 | Covid-19 Impact Fund | ||
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The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All |
£9,984
11 months |
The Blesma Brunch and Digital Inclusion Project in Wales
Aug 2020 to Jul 2021 |
||
|
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All |
£9,862
1 year |
The Blesma Brunch Project
Aug 2019 to Aug 2020 |
||
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Ministry of Defence
Defence - LIBOR Grants awarded by the Chancellor FY19/20 |
£342,000 | Financial Assistance/Support |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Cabinet Office (9 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Garfield Weston Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Community Fund (6 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.
This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.
- The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
GB-CHC-1084189Services regulated by the Care Quality Commission
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