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Armed forces Charities

Discover 1,151 Armed forces charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,151
Charities
£1,602,476,404
Total Income
£1,208,504
Avg Income
72.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Danny Gallivan Trust Tri Services Aid

Armed forces, Housing

PROVIDING HOMELESS EX-SERVICE PERSONNEL WITH TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND WELFARE SUPPORT. WE CURRENTLY OPERATE IN KENT.

Latest Income: £45,297
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Royal Air Force Mountaineering Association

Armed forces, Health, Leisure

Promote military efficiency in such charitable ways as the trustees think fit particularly supporting and fostering physical and mental health, well-being and resilience, and raising morale. Providing training and development opportunities. Encouraging and enabling expeditions, the spirit of adventure, mountain craft, leadership and followership, and self-reliance.

Latest Income: £45,143
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Helens Unit 294 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations

The provision of training in seamanship, boatwork and marine engineering. The training in self discipline by emulation of the rules and traditions of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £45,094
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum

Armed forces, Heritage

To educate the public and members of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment in the history of the Royal Hampshire Regiment and its military accomplishments; and to uphold the traditions and perpetuate the deeds of the Royal Hampshire Regiment by the preservation and public exhibition of the Regimental Collection consisting of documents, artefacts and other items of the Royal Hampshire Regiment.

Latest Income: £44,940
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Surrey Army Cadet Force Association

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

Grants in support of cadets in Surrey Army Cadet Force and other young people

Latest Income: £44,526
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Great War Aviation Society

Armed forces, Arts, Heritage, Leisure

Publication of quarterly journals and occasional monograms/booklets; provision of financial support for the British & Commonwealth Air Forces' memorial at St Omer France; assistance to the Royal Aero Club Trust; part-funding of WW1 curator at RAF Museum; advice to museums on WW1 exhibitions; provision of prizes for Guild of Aviation Artists & International Plastic Modellers Society.

Latest Income: £44,318
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Surplus Fund Of The Royal Navy Club

Armed forces

Provide financial assistance to eligible beneficiaries;actively seek to identify potential beneficiaries;monitor progress of invested funds under management

Latest Income: £43,986
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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First Blofield And Brundall Sea Scout Group

Armed forces, Associations, Economic and community development, Education

1st Blofield and Brundall Sea Scout Group is a Scout Group with Beaver, Cub & Scout sections. The Group is recognised by the Royal Navy. The group has a partnership agreement with Dreadnought Explorer section.Scouting provides skills for life: for school, college, university, the job interview, the important speech, the tricky challenge and the big dreams.

Latest Income: £43,849
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Bentwaters Aviation Society

Armed forces, Education, Heritage, Leisure

Bentwaters Aviation Society was formed primarily to operate the Bentwaters Cold War Museum. The purpose of the Bentwaters Cold War Museum is to collect, preserve, display and provide for scholarship, material relating to the history of RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge and aviation generally where a link with Bentwaters and Woodbridge is established, for the public benefit in perpetuity.

Latest Income: £43,669
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Royal Air Force Equitation Association

Armed forces

To encourage and facilitate involvement in Equitation in the RAF at all levels.

Latest Income: £43,552
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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A J B Hudson Memorial Trust

Armed forces, Housing

The Charity provides housing for disabled ex-service personnel.The Trust houses are situated at Wick,near Pershore,Worcestershire.

Latest Income: £43,131
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Regiment Of Fusiliers Museum (royal Warwickshire)

Armed forces, Heritage

The purpose of the charity is to operate the museum of The Royal Warwickshire Regiment and its successors in order to portray the story of The Regiment for the educational and informational benefit of all classes of visitor and to make this part of The County history available to all.

Latest Income: £42,836
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hayling Musical Society

Armed forces, Arts

Promotion of Musical performances of educative value.

Latest Income: £42,613
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Rifles Officers' Fund

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The principle activity is the provision of grant support for the relief of need, hardship and distress among Officers and former Officers of the Regiment and the Regiments or the Territorial Army units who are in need of assistance, and their families and dependents. To the extent that income is not required for the principle activity, the Trustees may apply it for the benefit of serving officers.

Latest Income: £42,547
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Barton Area Food Bank

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

The Food Bank aims to help those who are unable to adequately feed themselves or their families through poverty or financial hardship by collecting and buying supplies of food and household basics. Distribution of donated supplies to referred clients takes place at The Salvation Army Church in Barton-upon-Humber on Tuesday and Friday afternoons or in emergency by contacting the duty officer.

Latest Income: £42,472
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Company Of Carmen Benevolent Trust

Armed forces, Charity and VCS support

Raises money (largely through the Worshipful Company of Carmen), using it to relieve necessitous persons in these classes (including their dependants and former members): Liverymen/Freemen of the Company, Company employees, those engaged in UK transport/logistics and armed forces personnel in transport/logistics. Educating the public about carmen and transport workers and other charitable purposes

Latest Income: £42,261
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Royal Airforces Association, Bristol Branch

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

We raise money for the" Wings Appeal "which helps the RAF family ,Veterans and their dependants.Our facilities allow veterans to meet is a safe place and meet up with other veterans.

Latest Income: £42,028
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Lord Kitchener Memorial Homes Trust

Armed forces, Housing

The purpose of the charity is to provide Almshouse accommodation for people who are in need and who live (or have lived) in the Borough of Medway, with preference given to those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependents. Furthermore, the objects of the charity are such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents as the trustee decides.

Latest Income: £41,931
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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Henley Music School

Armed forces, Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Individual instrumental lessons for 105 children & adults, small group classes, school music clubs, weekly curriculum lessons within school, Music School Sunday's, which take place once a month and Youthful Orchestra, an adult orchestra for rusty musicians, which also meets once a month. With all HMS activities bursaries of up to 100% are available.

Latest Income: £41,825
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

To foster esprit de corps among former members of the Royal Hampshire Regiment enabling them to keep in touch with Regimental affairs and with each other. To assist Comrades to obtain suitable employment and to relieve them and/or their dependents, widows or children who are in need, hardship or distress.To produce a report upon the activities and deaths of comrades.

Latest Income: £41,208
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Scunthorpe Unit 298 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We are a Youth Education Charity. we support young people aged 10-18 with life skills, education, leisure, activities, fun and Adventure. We also support BTech National Diplomas, RYA, British Rowing, British Canoeing and many more. We are a Uniformed organisation following the styles and ideologies of the Royal Navy teaching Teamwork, Leadership, Personal Care, First Aid and so much more

Latest Income: £41,120
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Raec And Ets Branch Association

Armed forces, Social welfare

(1) Provide support to former members of the AEC/RAEC, serving & former officers of the AGC(ETS) Branch & former members of WRAC permanently employed with RAEC, and their dependants who are in need hardship or distress.(2) Promote the military efficiency of the Army specifically the ETS Branch by fostering esprit de corps within the Branch and preserving its traditions and those of the AEC/RAEC.

Latest Income: £40,705
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Army Widows' Association

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

The Association aims:a) Offer friendship, support to widows/ers and partners of deceased army personnel .b) Address issues relating to widows/ers and their children with the Army authorities.c) Work closely with other ex-Service specialist organizations in support of widows/widowers and their children.d] Bereavement counselling and life skills advice and support

Latest Income: £40,363
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Welsh Reserves' And Cadets' Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Armed forces, Associations, Charitable activities

The Trustees will make grants, at their discretion, in support of the Reserves and Cadets of the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, as provided by the charitable purposes of the CIO.

Latest Income: £40,298
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The President Of The Regimental Institute, 3rd Royal Horse Artillery

Animals, Armed forces

I am the Regimental Accountant.All income and outcome passes through my office via cash or online transactions.I put together all audit paper work monthly and on a yearly basis.Complete financial return to Charities Commission using end-of-year figures.

Latest Income: £40,244
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many armed forces charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,151 registered armed forces charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the armed forces charities by income?

The Salvation Army is the largest by latest reported annual income (£338.3m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of armed forces charities?

Armed forces charities reported a combined annual income of £1.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for armed forces charities?

Across all armed forces charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 72.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of armed forces charities?

Armed forces charities have an average annual income of £1.2m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.