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Armed forces Charities

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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.

Bournemouth Unit 49 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Leisure

Built on the ethos and standards of the Royal Navy, Sea Cadet training focuses on water sports and seamanship (carried out on a local river, the sea, adjacent naval establishments) and soldiering skills for Royal Marine Cadets. Cadets can also take national awards such as the Duke of Edinburgh or even attain accredited qualifications in navigation, communication and management.

Latest Income: £27,723
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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City Of Truro Sea And Royal Marines Cadets Unit 495

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

To help young people get the best possible start in life through nautical adventure & fun

Latest Income: £27,542
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Parkstone Unit 265 Of The Sea Cadets Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

The aim of the Sea Cadets is to help young people aged between 10 and 18 years towards responsible adulthood, by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £27,359
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association

Armed forces, Religion, Social welfare

To promote the efficiency of the RACHD, in particular, but not exclusively, by:* Maintaining contact between past & present members of the department* Fostering espirit-de-corps, comradeship & welfare of the department.Also to relieve, either generally or individually, Chaplains or formaer Chaplains or the dependants of such persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £27,303
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Salisbury Unit 296 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education

THE AIM OF THE SEA CADET CORPS IS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TOWARDS RESPONSIBLE ADULTHOOD AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH THIRE POTENTIAL BY DEVELOPING VALUABLE PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND HIGH STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, USING A NATUTICAL THEME BASED ON THE CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. THE SCC IS A NATIONWIDE YOUTH ORGANISATION OPEN TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 TO 18.

Latest Income: £27,253
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Accrington And District Unit Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

Nautical youth training for boys and girls aged between 10 yrs and 18 yrs with provision for continuance into adult positions on unit staff & committees. Full training programme based along the lines of Royal Navy customs and adventerous training activities.

Latest Income: £27,159
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Cowes Unit 118 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

To help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £27,142
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Gravesend Unit 159 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

Affiliated to the Charity The Marine Society and Sea Cadets we provide young people between 10 and 18 a wide range of training and activities based on the ethos and traditions of the Royal Navy. Sea Cadets provide valuable training in life skills such as teamwork, self-respect and social responsibility.

Latest Income: £26,909
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Sholing Community Association

Armed forces, Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

PRE-SCHOOL. SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB, ARMY CADETS, TAE KWONDO. MUSHIN SV-JITSU, DANCE SCHOOL

Latest Income: £26,908
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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The National Army Museum Development Trust

Armed forces, Heritage

The National Army Museum Development Trust aims to further all or any of the purposes which the National Army Museum exists to serve.

Latest Income: £26,780
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hastings Unit 173 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ,SPORT AND SKILLS WHICH ARE ATTRACTIVE AND ADVENTUROUS WITHIN A CARING DISCIPLINE BASED ON THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, TO WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE CAN RESPOND AND WHICH WILL, IN TURN, ASSIST THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-DISCIPLINE, LEADERSHIP AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY.

Latest Income: £26,074
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Kettering Unit 199 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

To help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £25,775
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Huddersfield And District Army Veterans' Association Benevolent Fund

Armed forces, Associations, Social welfare

The Charity provides welfare aid, social activities and trips to members who are or have been members of the Forces and who are resident in Huddersfield or its vacinity.

Latest Income: £24,934
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Eastbourne Unit 117 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

The Eastbourne Sea Cadet Unit was formed in 1909 and affiliated to the Navy League in 1915. It is an Independent Registered Local Charity which provides constructive activity on a Royal navy theme for young people between 10 and 18 years of age to occupy their spare time. No national funding is provided, although the Royal Navy loan uniforms and some boating equipment.

Latest Income: £24,605
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Royal Air Force Historical Society

Armed forces, Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To further the understanding of the role and history of the Royal Air Force in peace and war through publications, seminars and educational and charitable grants.

Latest Income: £24,033
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rye And District Unit 466 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

The Aim of the Sea Cadet Corps is to help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £23,924
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Barnsley Unit 21 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TOWARDS RESPONSIBLE ADULTHOOD BY ENCOURAGING VALUABLE PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND HIGH STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, USING A NAUTICAL THEME BASED ON THE CUSTOMS OF THE ROYAL NAVY

Latest Income: £23,762
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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St Austell Sea Cadets And Satellite Station Newquay Sea Cadets

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Provides waterbourne training, land based training and fun. Some educational activities. Royal Naval based activities and more besides. Provides buildings, resources, transport etc. Physical activities. All for children/young people by volunteers.

Latest Income: £23,455
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Folkestone And Hythe Unit Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Youth organisation for 10-18 year olds as fully enrolled uniformed cadets. They are instilled into the nautical traditions - boatwork, sailing, canoeing, sea going experience under sail and power, seamanship, maritime skills (drill and piping), radio communications, electrics, mechanics, cook stewards, band music. First Aid, DofE, computing, shooting, BTEC courses and meteorology. Marine cadet

Latest Income: £23,299
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association - Harrow And District Branch

Armed forces

RAF members and their dependants assistance when requested in the area of the branch

Latest Income: £22,999
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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Waltham Forest Unit 347 Of The Sea Cadet Corp

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

To help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £22,816
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Forces Association - Huyton With Roby And Liverpool Branch

Armed forces

Welfare support and comradeship within Huyton, Roby and Liverpool areas

Latest Income: £22,793
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Queen's Own Yeomanry Regimental Association

Armed forces

To promote the efficiency of the Queen's Own Yeomanry (the Regiment) and fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and welfare of members of the Regiment, past and present.

Latest Income: £22,736
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Newton-Le-Willows Unit 254 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Leisure

Sailing, Canoeing, Cooking, Map Reading, Rope work, Engineering, Shooting, Expedition, Duke of Edinburgh Award "D of E", camping out and much more all based around the traditions of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £21,706
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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Torfaen Unit 508 Of The Sea Cadet Corps

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group

The aim is to give young people the best possible head start in live through nautical adventure and fun based on the traditions and customs of the Royal Navy.

Latest Income: £21,504
Areas of Operation: Torfaen
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.