Charities
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
Lifetime support to serving and retired soldiers and their families.
Aden Veterans Association
Forum for Aden Veterans
Air Crew Association
To relieve hardship among people who are eligible for full membership of ACA and their dependants.
Army Cadet Forces Association
Mission is to help people between the ages of 12 and 18 to develop both personally and physically.
Army Dependants' Trust
The Army Dependants' Trust is a charity which provides discretionary cash grants to dependants of soldiers who die in service, from whatever cause.
www.army.mod.uk/welfare-support/family/2169.aspx
Association of Jewish ex-Service Men and Women
Remembrance of the sacrifices of the past, help for those in need in the present and education for the future.
Association of Royal Naval Officers
Financial assistance to serving and retired RN and RM Officers in distress.
Association of WRENS
Helping WRENS keep in touch and maintain camaraderie.
BEWSA
Promote well-being and rehabilitation of disabled ex-Service personnel through sports and sports medicine.
BLESMA
BLESMA (British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association) is the national charity for limbless Ex-Service men and women and their dependants and widows.
Blind Veterans UK
For almost a century, Blind Veterans UK (formerly known as St Dunstan’s) has been giving invaluable physical and emotional support to blind and visually impaired ex-Service men and women.
http://www.blindveterans.org.uk/
British Korean Veterans Association
To organise, develop, enter into, carry out or co-operate in any endeavour for the benefit of men and women who served in the Korean War 1950-1953 and subsequent peacekeeping force.
Combat Stress
All conflicts, without exception, result in psychiatric casualties. And for many who are affected, the problems may take years, perhaps decades to surface. The Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society, Combat Stress, exists to serve these men and women
Council of Reserve Forces and Cadets
Point of contact for Reserve Associations.
Erskine
Providing nursing and medical care for former members of the Armed Forces.
Federation of Naval Associations
Foster comradeship and help to maintain friendship and esprit-de-corps.
www.royal-naval-association.co.uk
Gardening Leave
To improve the mental and physical well-being of ex-Service personnel using Horticultural Therapy in walled gardens.
George Cross Island Association
Commemorate the Siege of Malta (1940-43), provide a focal point for those who lived through it; accumulate and publish memories and records of the event.
Help For Heroes
Help for Heroes was launched in October 2007 by a group of friends and service relations who wished to do something to help the wounded coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq. Help for Heroes is very simple; they are a registered charity, strictly non political, accept that wars happen under any government and are not critical; they simply want to help.
King Edward VII Hospital
Independent hospital committed to help Service personnel
Lord Leycester Hospital
Independent charity providing accommodation for ex-Servicemen and their wives
Merchant Navy Association
Bringing all serving and retired Seafarers together in a spirit of companionship, consideration and commitment towards a united lobby for the Community of the Sea.
Merchant Navy Welfare Board
Promoting the provision of the highest quality welfare services to merchant seafarers and their dependants in the UK.
Mutual Support
The Armed Forces National Support Group of the MS Society of GB.
NGVFA
The NGVFA is an independent registered charity supporting those affected by Gulf War 1 and Gulf War 2 (Iraq), the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, and all future desert conflicts.
Northern Ireland Veterans Association
Forum and news for Northern Ireland veterans.
The Not Forgotten Association
Providing entertainment and recreation for the serving wounded and the ex-service community with disabilities.
Parachute Regiment Charity
Best traditions in the relief of hardship, need and distress among members of the Regiment and Airborne Forces and their dependants.
Poppyscotland
Poppyscotland supports veterans and their dependants through fundraising activities including the Scottish Poppy Appeal. We provide financial assistance to individuals, fund a pensions advice service, support specialist organisations, and support employment for veterans with disabilities Links
Queen Alexandra Hospital Home
To provide a multi-disciplinary approach for the care and rehabilitation of those with neurological and medical disabilities
QARANC
Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps
RAF Bomb Disposal Association
Site dedicated to the men and women who render safe unexploded ordnance to foster and maintain friendship.
RAF ex-POW Association
Means of association and emergency support for members and widows.
RAF Widows Association
Giving emotional support and practical help to Service widows.
www.rafwidowsassociation.org.uk
RAPC Association
Royal Army Pay Corps' aim is to encourage esprit de Corps and provide welfare assistance.
Regular Forces Employment Association
Moving from the highly regimented and disciplined world of the military and making the transition to civilian life is a huge challenge. Whether you need to focus on the opportunities that lie ahead when you leave the Forces, or if you have already left, the Regular Forces Employment Association (RFEA) can help.
RNRM Charity
Giving a better quality of life for serving and former Naval personnel.
Royal Alfred Seafarers
Providing quality long term care for Seafarers and dependants.
Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion provides financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants.
Royal British Legion Attendants Company
To promote the rehabilitation and resettlement in civilian life or otherwise assist men and women who have previously served in the Armed Forces.
Royal British Legion Industries
Providing employment training and support for people, including those with disabilities, plus care and support for ex-Servicemen, women and families.
Royal British Legion Poppy Factory
Provides paid employment for disabled and ex-Service people (or connected) manufacturing poppies for remembrance.
Royal Commonwealth Ex-Service League
Helps ex-service men and women who served the Crown and are now in need.
www.commonwealthveterans.org.uk
Royal Marines Association
Maintains and promotes esprit de corps and comradeship amongst all Royal Marines, past and present.
www.royalmarinesassociation.org.uk
Scottish Veterans Residences
Residential accommodation for Scottish ex-Service men and women.
Sea Cadets
Sea Cadets is the UK’s largest maritime youth charity
Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation
Provides homes and rehabilitative support to vulnerable and disabled ex-Service personnel, including the homeless.
Skill Force Development
Educational charity providing instruction and mentoring of young people to develop life and vocational skills. Instructors with military backgrounds bring unique skills.
SSAFA Forces Help
At Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help, we provide support for the serving men and women in today’s Armed Forces and for those who have served - even if it was only for a single day. We also care for the needs of their families and dependants.
SSVC
Service Sound & Vision Corporation exists to entertain and inform Britain's Armed Forces around the world.
St John & Red Cross Defence Medical Welfare Service
To ensure the well-being of all Armed Forces personnel.
Suez Veterans Association
Members' reunion and event forum with area clubs for veterans who served in the Suez Canal.
www.suezveteransassociation.org.uk
The "Not Forgotten" Association
Assistance for disabled ex-Service personnel in the form of
The Burma Star Association
Forum and support group for Burma Star veterans.
The Fellowship of the Services
A brotherhood of ex-Servicemen drawn from all ranks of HM Forces
www.thefellowshipoftheservices.co.uk
The National Ex-Prisoners of War Association
Campaigning for compensation for ex-prisoners of war.
The Royal Navy & Royal Marine Children's Fund
Home - The Royal Navy & Royal Marine Children's Fund
The Royal Star & Garter Homes
Providing outstanding nursing and therapeutic care at two residential care homes for ex-Service personnel.
The Sailors' Families Society
Children's charity supporting Royal or Merchant Navy families in severe financial hardship.
The Sandhurst Foundation
The Sandhurst Foundation is a charitable Association set up by the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. We hope that all Serving and Retired officers and those with a love of Sandhurst, its values and excellence, will wish to be part of this unique venture
Veterans Aid
Caring for homeless veterans.
Veterans Scotland
To relieve suffering, hardship and distress by acting as focal point for ex-Service community in Scotland.
War Widows Association of GB
Pressure group to improve the conditions of War Widows and their dependants, petitioning for improvements in pensions, benefits and other issues.
www.warwidowsassociation.org.uk
WRNS Benevolent Trust
To provide relief in cases of necessity or distress amongst its members and dependants.