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Annual Report 2023/24

X-Forces Enterprise supports veterans, reservists and military spouses to start and grow businesses, providing training, mentoring and access to startup loans to build post-service careers.

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Entrepreneur training for veterans, startup loans, mentoring, business support, employability

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Veterans supported into enterprise: thousands
Key Metric 2 Loans facilitated: millions £ via British Business Bank
Key Metric 3 Training courses: entrepreneurship, leadership, finance

Key Outcomes

  • Helped thousands of veterans start their own businesses
  • Facilitated millions in startup loans through British Business Bank partnership
  • Delivered enterprise and leadership training to veterans transitioning to civilian life

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
568,000
babies reached by Bookstart Baby in 2025/26 (93% of all babies born)
Over 1.1 million
children and families engaged with Bookstart programmes in 2025/26
80%
of parents and carers receiving Bookstart Baby say they now read or share books and stories more with their child
445,600 children aged 1-4 reached through Bookstart Toddler and Pre-schooler, including 37% of all 1-4-year-olds living in low-income households
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland