The Stated objectives of Cobseo are to represent, promote and further the interest of the Armed Forces Community by:

• Exchanging and coordinating information internally.
• Identifying issues of common concern and coordinating any necessary and appropriate action.
• Acting as a point of contact for external agencies to the members of Cobseo.
• Representing and supporting the needs and opinions of its member organisations, individually and collectively at central & local government levels and with other national and international agencies.

The Values of Cobseo

It has been agreed that members of the Confederation of Service Charities should share the following values:

• Support to our beneficiaries– Always have the support of our beneficiaries as the principal focus of our activities.
• Cooperation– Readily embrace every opportunity to Cooperate and Collaborate with  others to enhance the support given to our beneficiaries.
• Innovation– Search relentlessly for new ideas and practices that will add real value to our activities and have a lasting impact on our beneficiaries.
• Integrity– Operate with integrity to ensure that we are open and honest and always act in the best interests of our Beneficiaries.
• Accountability– Ensure that our standards of Governance are fully compliant with best practice.
• Compliance– Guarantee that all our fundraising activities are fully compliant with the  current Code of Fundraising Practice and support our beneficiaries as valued members of society