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The Behind the Uniform campaign revealed that nearly 200 bereaved military children experienced lessons directly related to their parent's death.
The Behind the Uniform campaign was all about sharing powerful new research conducted by Scotty’s based on school experiences of nearly 200 bereaved military children which revealed challenges faced by bereaved military children in UK schools.
Research · Observational claim · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 19
The SUPPORT Programme provided bereavement support to 70 people in 2025, including accredited counselling for those with complex needs.
SUPPORT REACH IN 2025 70 people received 1:1 support or counselling from Scotty’s
Service · Observational claim · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 18
Scotty's provided care packages and vouchers for bereaved military children on their birthdays, anniversaries of their parent's death, and at Christmas.
When a new member joins, they receive a welcome pack, and from then on, we send gifts or vouchers on their birthday, on the anniversary of their parent’s death and at Christmas.
Service · Procedural statement · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 16
Scotty's hosted an event at the Tower of London for bereaved military families, including 77 family members and 34 children.
A group of 77 family members, including 34 bereaved children and young people, attended the event, with extended family members also welcomed to take part.
Service · Observational claim · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 15
96% of attendees at Scotty’s on Tour events met other families, building their peer network.
96% met other families, building their peer network
Service · Observational claim · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 12
94% of families felt that Scotty Breaks provided real, quality time as a family.
94% felt the break provided real, quality time, as a family
Service · Observational claim · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 10
Scotty's Little Soldiers now supports children if their military parent has a terminal diagnosis.
We changed our criteria so that we now support children if their military parent has a terminal diagnosis, as well as those who have already experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces.
Policy · Policy statement · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 8
In 2025, Scotty's Little Soldiers supported 796 children and young people.
In 2025, we supported 796 children and young people (age 0-25 years)
Service · Observational claim · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 8
Scotty's events in 2025 were designed to be accessible, inclusive and welcoming for the whole family.
Our aim was to create events that were accessible, inclusive and welcoming to the whole family
Service · Procedural statement · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
The Behind the Uniform campaign influenced exam boards and policymakers to make exams more sensitive to bereaved children's needs.
By sharing their own stories, they shone a light on the realities faced by young people in schools. Their honesty has influenced exam boards, policymakers and teacher training
Commissioning · Impact statement · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
Scotty's introduced pre-bereavement support in 2025 to help families earlier during times of uncertainty.
In 2025, we also began offering pre-bereavement support, recognising the importance of being there for families earlier, at a time of great uncertainty.
Service · Policy statement · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
Scotty's Little Soldiers supported 796 bereaved military children and young people in 2025.
In 2025, we supported 796 bereaved military children and young people while also strengthening the long-term foundations of Scotty’s
Service · Observational claim · From Scotty's Little Soldiers — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
The charity's reserves policy requires maintaining free reserves equivalent to three to six months of operating expenditure for the following year.
Our Reserves Policy stipulates that we will retain free reserves of unrestricted funds equivalent to three to six months of operating expenditure for the following year. Based on the agreed budget for 2026/27, this equates to £478k to £956k.
Financial · Policy statement · From The Advocacy Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 40
The charity's trustees are responsible for preparing financial statements that comply with the Companies Act 2006 and UK Accounting Standards.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102); make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
Governance · Procedural statement · From The Advocacy Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 41
The charity's financial statements for the year ending March 2026 were audited and found to give a true and fair view.
In our opinion the financial statements: give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 March 2026 and of its income and expenditure for the year then ended
Governance · Observational claim · From The Advocacy Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 42
The charity's risk management process involves quarterly reviews by the Senior Leadership Team and annual reviews by the Board.
The charities risk register is reviewed quarterly by the Senior Leadership Team and new or emerging risk reviewed at quarterly committees and in total by the Board on an annual basis.
Governance · Procedural statement · From The Advocacy Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 40
The charity's reserves position at year-end was £1.339m, exceeding the target range of three to six months of operating expenditure.
At year end, free reserves were £1.339m, equivalent to approximately 9.5 months of operating expenditure, exceeding the target range set out in the reserves policy.
Financial · Observational claim · From The Advocacy Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 40
The Advocacy Project achieved a financial surplus of £338k in the year ending March 2026.
As a result, the charity delivered a surplus of £338k in 2025–26.
Financial · Metric statement · From The Advocacy Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 39
The Advocacy Project aims to enhance its communications and digital reach in the coming year.
Looking ahead, we will continue to enhance our communications activity to ensure that the voices and experiences of the people we support remain at the centre of our work.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From The Advocacy Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 34
The Advocacy Project's website was redesigned to improve accessibility and user navigation, involving staff and service users in the process.
Staff and service users were consulted during the design process to help improve navigation and accessibility for people seeking support or information about our work.
Operational · Procedural statement · From The Advocacy Project — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2026, page 33