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Armed forces Charities

Discover 459 Armed forces charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

459
Charities
£1,200,574,220
Total Income
£2,354,067
Avg Income
72.3%
Program Ratio

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

The Royal Air Forces Association - Swindon Branch

Armed forces

As per governing body - registered charity 226686 - The Royal Air Forces Association.

Latest Income: £3,074
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Royal Air Forces Association Hinckley And District Branch

Armed forces

All collections go to the Royal Air Force Association Wing Appeal.

Latest Income: £2,943
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association King's Lynn Branch

Armed forces, Charity and VCS support

Raising funds for welfare of ex RAF personnel and distributing to those who are in need of help. Street collections and collections at Supermarkets when permitted

Latest Income: £2,902
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association Leigh, Lancs Branch

Armed forces

Welfare of serving and ex-serving Air Force people and their dependants

Latest Income: £2,716
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Air Forces Association - Batley/birstall Branch

Armed forces

Welfare of serving and ex-serving Air Force people and their dependants

Latest Income: £2,568
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association - Great Yarmouth And District Branch

Armed forces

SOCIAL & WELFARE The charity is a branch of the Royal Air Forces Assn. It ha many Branches who share the same charitable object as the Association and are subject to the same constitution

Latest Income: £2,540
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Royal Leicestershire Regiment General Fund

Armed forces, Beneficiary group

Benevolence to old comrades/ retired soldiers and their families.

Latest Income: £2,451
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force Centenary Trust Fund

Armed forces, Associations, Leisure

To support the Cadets of the Cambridgeshire Army cadet Force and encourage enthusiasm, team work. Promote physical fitness, attract recruits and maintain membership.

Latest Income: £2,349
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Naval Bird Watching Society

Armed forces

Established in 1946 RNBWS membership is open to all those interested in Birdwatching who share a common background - the sea itself. Membership (including Associate Members from overseas) averages 130: RN, Merchant Navies of several countries, the offshore oil, cruise passengers and yachtsmen. Activities included Field Trips, sponsorship of conservation, research and a sightings database.

Latest Income: £2,300
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association - Chelmsford Branch

Armed forces

The Charity promotes, through comradeship of its members, the welfare by charitable means of all serving and ex-service members of the Air Forces of the Commonwealth and their dependents living in the Chelmsford area.

Latest Income: £2,283
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The First Cadet Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Charitable activities

To provide funds and grants for such charitable purposes for the benefit of members of the 1st Cadet Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps to improve their military efficiency as Army Cadets or their physical, social or mental well-being.

Latest Income: £1,997
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Bridport Unit 540 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education

The Sea Cadet Corps is a nation wide voluntary uniformed youth organisation, open to all those aged 10 to 18 years. The intention is to help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personnal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £1,980
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Northumberland Hussars Regimental Museum

Armed forces, Heritage

The purpose of the Museum is to protect the regimental collection, uphold the tradition of the Regiment and perpetuate its deeds for future generations.

Latest Income: £1,964
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Redcoats Society, The Society Of Friends Of The Rifles (berkshire And Wiltshire) Museum

Armed forces, Associations, Heritage, Religion

To support The Rifles (Berkshire & Wiltshire) Museum

Latest Income: £1,872
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Case Trust Fund

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Religion

DONATING SMALL GRANTS TO EX-SERVICE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ORDINANDS.

Latest Income: £1,864
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association - Ripon And District Branch

Armed forces

The promotion of welfare by charitable means for those serving, or who have served, in HM Air Forces and their dependants.

Latest Income: £1,845
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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West Derby Unit No 219 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

The aim of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) is to help young people towards responsible adulthood and to encourage them to reach their potential by developing valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical theme based on the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £1,829
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association - Silloth Branch

Armed forces

Welfare of serving and ex-serving Air Force people and their dependants

Latest Income: £1,827
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Liverpool Scottish Museum Trust

Armed forces, Heritage

Responding to queries on history of individuals and the regiment, providing lectures on military history, preservation & cataloguing regimental records and artefacts of the Liverpool Scottish, arranging displays of regimental collection.

Latest Income: £1,660
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association- Sherborne Branch

Armed forces

To provide help and support to members, and their dependants, of the association. To provide a building where the members can meet to further the aims of the association, meet socially and continue the comradeship formed in the services.

Latest Income: £1,646
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Rnebs Alston Memorial Historical Society

Armed forces, Heritage

To provide and maintain a Museum for the exhibition to the public including members of the Engineering Branch of the Royal Navy of documents artifacts and memorabilia and other items connected with the Engineering Branch, for the purpose of educating the public and members of the Engineering Branch in Engineering and it's traditions from it's conception to the present day.

Latest Income: £1,628
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association Bury St Edmunds Branch

Armed forces

Providing welfare services for all serving and ex members of The Royal Air Force.

Latest Income: £1,596
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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King's Shropshire Light Infantry And The Herefordshire Light Infantry Officer's Association

Armed forces

The KSLI and Herefordshire LI Officers' Association aims to help all its officers and ex-officers who need assistance. It also aims to promote and maintain old friendships and comradeship.

Latest Income: £1,395
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Buckinghamshire Army Cadet League

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

Young persons army cadet league help

Latest Income: £1,349
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association - Knighton And District Branch

Armed forces

As per Governing Body - Registered Charity 226686 - The Royal Air Forces Association

Latest Income: £1,265
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many armed forces charities are there in the UK?

There are 459 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 £1.2bn 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 72.3%. 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 £2.4m. 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.