IN 1927 THERE WERE 500,000 FORMER SERVICE PERSONNEL UNEMPLOYED MANY OF THEM ALSO DISABLED
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In Belfast in 1928 Men in Caps, with Legion Armbands and Collecting Tins were sited at city car parks to collect gratuities “Mind your Car Sir”. Funds collected were pooled and each man received a few shillings a week. The Belfast programme
was so successful it was soon extended to more Branches and areas of The
Legion. These activities were controlled locally and run independently
of each other. |
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1930's |
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As a result of the
Companies Act of 1929 greater control was needed and a series of companies
were set up entitled:- The British Legion (Named Area) Car Parking Company Limited Local Legionnaires were co-opted to become Local Board Members and from the members; Local Board Directors were elected. Each company was Autonomous and so from a small beginning a number of companies came into being. All with the intent
of providing employment for ex-service personnel. |
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Preston Office |
1970's |
Eventually all the separate companies were united under one single name on the 14th April 1972 it became:-
The Royal British Legion Attendants Company Limited.
The RBLA continued to trade under this name for many years and employed thousands of former service personnel.
The company was and still is a registered charity today. This requires at least 85% of the staff to be ex-service personnel to retain the charitable status.
With changing legislation and the introduction of TUPE the percentage of ex-service personnel employed dropped dramatically. To remain a charity something had to be done...
And so
Legion Security Plc
was formed in 1998. |
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In
2006 the company expanded to become |
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