Housing & Homelessness Health & Wellbeing Free 2025

Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation provides supported housing and wraparound services to vulnerable and disabled veterans across London and Aldershot. In 2024–25 it managed 287 homes, housed 35 veterans via its nationwide Nomination Scheme, and completed the sale of its historic Fulham site to fund 128 new modern homes. Its No Homeless Veterans campaign reached 22 million people and influenced around 100 local authorities.

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📋About

Supported housing with tenancy support, health and wellbeing programmes, employment and skills training, mental health services, and the nationwide Veterans' Nomination Scheme placing veterans into general needs social housing

📊Key Metrics

287 supported housing units managed across five sites in London and Aldershot Key Metric 1
35 veterans rehoused through the Veterans' Nomination Scheme (VNS) in 2024–25 Key Metric 2
128 new energy-efficient veteran homes secured at Kings Road Park, Fulham Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 81% of supported residents maintained their independence during the reporting year
  • 15% of residents improved their ability to live independently through tailored support
  • No Homeless Veterans campaign reached 22 million people and influenced practice in around 100 local authorities across England

📍Geography

London

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A Year in Review: Impact Report 2024–2025

23,371 visits to the centre from April 2024 to March 2025
Key Metric 1
45 people helped to secure their own permanent home
Key Metric 2
40 people supported into employment; 44 gained nationally recognised qualifications
Key Metric 3
150 people actively supported to maintain their accommodation; average income maximised by £601.03 per month per person
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Impact Report 2025

Total income £10,019,755 and total expenditure £9,525,116 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1086320); 5,880 individuals supported to belong, contribute and thrive across 24 YMCA locations in the Black Country; 570 individuals called YMCA home
Key Metric 1
131,185 bed nights provided to young people who would otherwise be homeless; 200,500 hours of funded early years education provided; 1,222 young people moved from receiving benefits into work or training; 523 children developing in nurseries across the Black Country
Key Metric 2
114 teenagers offered a safe home in YMCA Host families' spare rooms; 322 young people engaged with YMCA mentors to overcome barriers to employment; 737 people prioritising health and wellbeing at YGym West Bromwich; 261 hot meals provided to vulnerable people in Walsall
Key Metric 3
60% of Sandwell Youth Hub young people secured work placements or employment through partner organisations; 94% of early years places funded through government support; 12 Early Years apprentices from 2024 cohort secured permanent employment; 9 families supported to flee domestic abuse since April 2025 merger with Living Springs
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Impact Report 2023/24

4,508 emergency (VRF) grants awarded totalling £1,780,676, helping 7,512 people to secure or keep a home in 2023/24
Key Metric 1
937 frontline workers benefited from training programmes across the four nations of the UK; 350 attendees at the Annual National Frontline Network Conference with 94% rating it good or excellent
Key Metric 2
71 partner-facilitated events attended by 1,331 frontline workers across the UK to share knowledge and best practice
Key Metric 3
728 grants for preventing eviction; 3,780 grants for moving into new accommodation; 75% of payments made within 5 days of application