GARDEN TROOPS IS A COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY (CIC) THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN PRIVATE SHAREHOLDERS
Foundered in 2021 by Robert Powell, who had a successful career in the British Army spanning more than
10 years. Most of that time was spent within the special forces community. He continued to serve our country
as a Security Specialist for the UK Commonwealth Office, the UN and US-AID, helping rebuild war-torn countries.
Returning to the UK, Rob started to see exactly how difficult it was to transition back into a civilian workforce
and life. A plethora of issues have led to the UK having over 10,000 veterans living on the streets while a further 20,000 veterans are unemployed.
Garden Troops was formed to assist our ex-forces personnel from early service leavers to veterans.
OUR VISION IS TO ENSURE WE CAN PROVIDE
EMPLOYMENT
First and foremost stop the extra burden of finding a job, ensure that early service leavers (ESL) know about opportunities within our business, paying them above the minimum wage.
SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING
Provide one-to-one onsite counselling for PTSD, trauma management and substance abuse.
RETRAIN
Retrain our heroes with nationally recognised qualifications through our strong network of charities and educational institutions.
As well as employing veterans in our garden maintenance business we connect unemployed veterans with employers in the UK. We are constantly networking to find suitable employment for our veterans especially where the opportunity exists to retain and transition into a new career.
All introductory fees charged by us, go back into assisting our veterans.