HELP FOR HEROES
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† HELP FOR HEROES filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, HELP FOR HEROES does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 85510Where the company stands among the 13,403 active companies whose first SIC code is 85510 (Sports and recreation education).
- HELP FOR HEROES£71.9m
- THE SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY£22.9m
- GREENHOUSE SPORTS LIMITED£18.4m
- THE BEES FOOTBALL GROUP LIMITED£18m
- YOUTH SPORT TRUST£7.9m
- WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST£6.7m
- THE WEST HANTS CLUB£5.2m
- ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES£4.6m
- SWINDON TOWN FC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION£4.5m
- THE CHAMWELL CENTRE CHARITY£4.1m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 13,403. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: HELP FOR HEROES
What kind of company is it?
HELP FOR HEROES is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 06363256. It was incorporated on 6 Sep 2007. Its status is active. The registered office is in Salisbury (SP5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sports and recreation education (85510), other residential care activities n.e.c. (87900), physical well-being activities (96040), other service activities n.e.c. (96090).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £71,932,000, down 2.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £6,368,000. The company had an average of 11 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 13,403 active companies whose first SIC code is 85510: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £2,020). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,345). By number of employees it ranks higher than 95% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 3.2 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of 8 central government grants worth £1.5m, mainly from Ministry of Defence.
What do public registers and reports show?
It is a registered charity (number 1120920) with a latest reported income of £22.8m. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 31 days to pay suppliers, and 40% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 9.5% lower than for men.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
| 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 4,316,000 | 6,368,000 |
| Total assets | — | — |
| Total liabilities | 1,478,000 | 1,447,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 73,660,000 | 71,932,000 |
| Average number of employees | — | 11 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Government grants
8 grantsHELP FOR HEROES is recorded as the recipient of 8 central government grants since 2020, together worth £1.5m.
- Ministry of Defence
- 6 grants · £1.1m
- Department of Health and Social Care
- 1 grant · £396k
- Home Office
- 1 grant · £10k
- Armed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust) FY24/25Ministry of Defence · £89,096 · Armed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust)
- Trusted Afghan Voices Task ForceHome Office · £10,000
- OVA Afghanistan Veterans' FundMinistry of Defence · £100,000 · HMT/AFCFT fund for Afghan veterans
- £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing FundMinistry of Defence · £150,000 · Veterans' Health & Well Being Fund FY20/21
- Covenant FundMinistry of Defence · £35,000 · Armed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust)
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- Help for Heroes - Hidden Wounds COVID19 demandDepartment of Health and Social Care · £396,000 · Help for Heroes ? Hidden Wounds COVID19 demand
- Covid-19 Impact FundMinistry of Defence · £150,000 · COVID19 Impact Fund
- Financial Assistance/SupportMinistry of Defence · £567,660 · Defence - LIBOR Grants awarded by the Chancellor FY20/21
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 31 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 40%
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 65%
- 31 to 60 days 26%
- After 60 days 9%
Earlier periods (6)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 30 Sep 2021
- 30
- 66%
- 41%
- 31 Mar 2021
- 30
- 77%
- 34%
- 30 Sep 2020
- 36
- 70%
- 36%
- 31 Mar 2020
- 34
- 66%
- 43%
- 30 Sep 2019
- 33
- 63%
- 47%
- 31 Mar 2019
- 35
- 63%
- 51%
- Median hourly pay
- women 9.5% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 7% lower
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (7)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 8.6% lower
- women 5.9% lower
- 2023/24
- women 11% lower
- women 7.3% lower
- 2022/23
- women 9.1% lower
- women 3.2% lower
- 2020/21
- women 17.9% lower
- women 4.8% lower
- 2019/20
- women 16% lower
- women 10.3% lower
- 2018/19
- women 16.8% lower
- women 14.6% lower
- 2017/18
- women 14.4% lower
- women 17.1% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. This report was submitted after the deadline. View on the Gender pay gap service
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- 20 Sep 2007
- Income, year to 30 Sep 2025
- £22.8m
- Spending
- £23m
We work closely with the Armed Forces, other Service Charities and organisations to provide direct,practical support for our wounded, injured and sick via Help for Heroes Recovery Centres across the UK, grants to individuals, grants to other organisations and the Help for Heroes fellowships (the Ba…
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
History
7 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £71.9m, 11 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £73.7m
- Mrs Melanie Dawn Waters ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mrs Melanie Dawn Waters registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Bryn St Pierre Parry ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Bryn St Pierre Parry registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.