Annual Report 2023/24

Combat Stress is the UK's leading charity for veterans' mental health, providing specialist treatment for PTSD, anxiety and depression through residential and community programmes.

Report snapshot
Veterans treated: thousands Key Metric 1
Specialist PTSD treatment: residential & community Key Metric 2
Waiting times: rapid access focus Key Metric 3
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📋About

Specialist mental health treatment for veterans, residential programmes, community outreach, 24-hour helpline

📊Key Metrics

Veterans treated: thousands Key Metric 1
Specialist PTSD treatment: residential & community Key Metric 2
Waiting times: rapid access focus Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Provided specialist PTSD and mental health treatment to thousands of veterans
  • Operated 24-hour helpline for veterans in mental health crisis
  • Delivered rapid access community and residential mental health programmes UK-wide

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2025

Annual Report 2024/25

£20.8m raised in 2024/25 (up from £17.4m in 2023/24)
Key Metric 1
£9.6m raised from 176 legacy gifts; £14m committed to new Total Body PET-CT scanner
Key Metric 2
49,000 active supporters; 3,857 running participants (doubled in 3 years); 83p in every £1 goes directly to patients
Key Metric 3
MyChristie-MyHealth ePROMs system reduces clinician time on routine reviews by up to 23% and enables earlier symptom detection
2026

Impact Report Year Ending April 2026

2,829 children, parents, siblings and grandparents supported; 506 families with a child in treatment
Key Metric 1
220 bereaved families supported; 424 individuals on 93 boat trips; 692 individuals in 165 cabin breaks
Key Metric 2
£71,935 unlocked in essential support; 1,320 social work hours; 188 creative therapy sessions and 271 counselling sessions delivered
Key Metric 3
Families show average 0.7 point improvement across five Mo's Outcomes after support begins; biggest gains in social participation and accessing emotional support