Welcome to Veterans Scotland 

Veterans Scotland, which is a registered Scottish charity, is the successor of the Scottish ex-Service Charitable Organisations (SESCO). It is a company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 19 November 2002.

Veterans Scotland's objectives are to relieve suffering hardship and distress and to promote the relief of need and education among:

• Men or women who have at any time served with any branch of the naval, military and air forces of the Crown or her allies
• Men or women who have at any time served with the Merchant Navy or the Nursing Services who have been involved in active service
• Wives, widows, husbands, widowers, partners, children and dependants of any of the above.

To do this, Veterans Scotland acts as a coordinating voice for the benefit of the ex-Service community in Scotland without in any way interfering with or jeopardising the work of ex-Service organisations acting individually or in concert.

Its aims, vision and principles are:

Aim

To establish cooperation and coordination between the ex-Service charities and act as a focal point for all matters concerning the ex-Service community within Scotland.

Vision

Veterans Scotland will achieve maximum benefit to the ex-Service community by encouraging judicious use of assets and resources.

Principles

Ethos	Partnership
Communication	Transparency
Cooperation	Quality
Coordination	Value

The activities of member organisations are organised into four main groups: Membership, Care, Housing and Support.

Veterans Scotland works closely with the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency(SPVA)  (http://www.veterans-uk.info) of the Ministry of Defence and with the Scottish Government. (http://www.scotland.gov.uk)