Stoll
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-10)

We, the undersigned, commit to honour the Armed Forces Covenant and support the Armed Forces Community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country.

The Armed Forces Covenant

An enduring covenant between the people of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty’s Government and all those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces of the Crown and their families

The first duty of Government is the defence of the realm. Our Armed Forces fulfil that responsibility on behalf of the Government, sacrificing some civilian freedoms, facing danger and, sometimes, suffering serious injury or death as a result of their duty. Families also play a vital role in supporting the operational effectiveness of our Armed Forces. In return, the whole nation has a moral obligation to the members of the Naval Service, the Army and the Royal Air Force, together with their families. They deserve our respect and support, and fair treatment.

Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services. Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.

This obligation involves the whole of society: it includes voluntary and charitable bodies, private organisations, and the actions of individuals in supporting the Armed Forces. Recognising those who have performed military duty unites the country and demonstrates the value of their contribution. This has no greater expression than in upholding this Covenant.

Section 1: Principles of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

1.1 We Stoll will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, which are:
- no member of the Armed Forces Community should face disadvantage in the provision of public and commercial services compared to any other citizen;
- and in some circumstances that special treatment may be appropriate especially for the injured or bereaved.
Section 2: Demonstrating our commitment

2.1 Stoll recognises the value serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to our business. We will seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant, by pledging to the following:
- Armed Forces Friendly
- UK Service Veterans And Leavers
- UK Service Spouses And Partners
- UK Reservists
- UK Cadets
- Armed Forces Day
- Reserve Forces Day
We also pledge the following:

Staying true to our mission statement For almost 100 years, Stoll has given personalised support to vulnerable and disable Veterans and their families in time of mental or physical challenges, or times of crisis. We work with Veterans from every generation and we are totally committed to the future welfare and wellbeing our Armed Forces. We work closely with various other Veterans organisations to ensure that the Veterans we support receive the maximum resource and help available to them. Promoting the fact that we are an Armed Forces-friendly organisation. Stoll will provide proudly the fact that we are an Armed Forces friendly organisation, by publicising our Corporate Covenant on our national website and displaying it at each of our sites. Seeking to support the employment of Veterans young and old Supporting the employment of Veterans, regardless of their age, is vital in the building of independence of our Veterans and Stoll actively promotes and encourages this. We will also advertise all vacancies to work at Stoll within the Veteran’s press and media, actively encouraging ex-Services applicants to apply. We aim to increase the number of Veterans working for Stoll wherever we can. Stoll also aims to engage the services of other organisations which are Armed Forces-friendly and invite such organisations to be added to our Preferred Suppliers and therefore able to tender for external works. We will also ask all suppliers to confirm how working with them will help Veterans. Striving to support the employment of Service spouses and partners and endeavouring to offer a degree of flexibility in granting leave for Service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner’s deployment. We are an equal opportunities employer and are prepared to offer a degree of flexibility in granting leave for Service spouses and partners, on a case-by-case basis. Seeking to support our employees who choose to be members of the Reserve Forces, including by accommodating their training and employment where possible. The Charity will consider all applications to accommodate Reserve Forces training and deployment. Stoll will aim to be as flexible as possible to ensure Reservists can balance their commitment to the Armed Forces and Stoll as their Employer. offering support to our local cadet units, either in our local community or in local schools, where possible. Stoll will support and promote the activity of the Greater London RFCA and make resources available to them as and when appropriate. We will also endeavour to utilise Cadets to carry out voluntary roles if and when appropriate. Aiming to actively participate in Armed Forces Day Stoll has actively participated in Armed Forces Day every year and will continue to do so in the future, actively promoting the Charity and the Charity’s mission. We will also endeavour to engage the wider community in Armed Forces day activity, as well as flying the flag with pride.

2.2 We will publicise these commitments through our literature and/or on our website, setting out how we will seek to honour them and inviting feedback from the Service community and our customers on how we are doing.