Armed forces AF¶
Armed forces is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Armed forces category.
2,387 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 1.17% of all charities.
Keywords to find charities¶
UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.
The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:
\b(military|armed (forces?|services?)|regiment(al)?|cadet(s)?|british forces)\b
Distribution by size of charity¶
| Income band | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| Under £10k | 891 | 1.25% |
| £10k - £100k | 835 | 1.19% |
| £100k - £250k | 225 | 1.00% |
| £250k - £500k | 112 | 1.01% |
| £1m - £10m | 99 | 1.08% |
| £500k - £1m | 72 | 1.03% |
| Over £10m | 49 | 2.18% |
| Total | 2,283 | 1.18% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 1,903 | 1.11% |
| oscr | 441 | 1.77% |
| ccni | 43 | 0.62% |
| Total | 2,387 | 1.17% |
Ten largest charities (by income)¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION [Charity number: 219279] To safeguard the welfare, interests and memory of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. One of the largest membership organisations in the UK, recognised as the custodians of Remembrance and also run the annual Poppy Appeal. |
£168,476,000 |
| The HALO Trust [Charity number: SC037870] A. The relief of poverty, sickness, suffering and distress throughout the world, in particular by the provision of hydrological, engineering and other works and medical aid with particular emphasis on the care and rehabilitation of non-combatant victims in areas where there is human conflict and the provision of assistance in the removal of debris of military hardware which may be a direct threat to non-combatants in hazerdous areas where hostilities have ceased. B. To carry out or conduct or to assist in carrying out or conducting any research into the special problems arising from injuries sustained by noncombatants in hazardous areas and into methods of alleviating suffering arising therefrom and to publish the useful results of any such research. Provided always that in discharging the foregoing objects, it is hereby declared that the Company shall discharge and carry out its objects without recourse to any political stance or viewpoint whether party political or otherwise with the sole aim of relieving such poverty, sickness to distress. |
£165,647,000 |
| Royal British Legion [Charity number: SC054446] The Objects for which the Legion has been established and incorporated are: (a) to relieve need, suffering and distress of Beneficiaries and their Dependants and to further the education of Beneficiaries and their Dependants. (b) to relieve need and protect the mental and emotional health of the Dependants of Beneficiaries who have died or been severely injured. (c) to relieve suffering, hardship and distress to Dependants caused by the absence of those serving in the Armed Forces. (d) to promote and support schemes for the resettlement, rehabilitation, retraining and sheltered employment of Beneficiaries and their Dependants. and (e) to promote the commemoration for the public benefit of those who have died whilst serving in the Armed Forces. |
£151,003,000 |
| The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen & Families Association - Forces Help [Charity number: SC038056] The Object for which SSAFA is established and incorporated is to relieve the need, suffering and distress of the following individuals, who in each case shall satisfy such requirements as the Council may from time to time specify by Regulations: 3.1 members and former members of all ranks of all branches of Our Land Sea and Air Forces (‘Beneficiaries’). 3.2 any person who is dependent on a Beneficiary. 3.3 any person who was dependent on a Beneficiary while that Beneficiary was alive. 3.4 any person on whom a Beneficiary is dependent. and 3.5 any person on whom a deceased Beneficiary was dependent. |
£105,826,000 |
| THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION - FORCES HELP [Charity number: 210760] RELIEVING THE NEED, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF THOSE SERVING OR HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS THROUGH- WELFARE ADVICE AND SUPPORT- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE/WELFARE SERVICES- HOUSING-SPECIALIST SERVICES TO MEET UNMET NEEDS OF ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY |
£105,826,000 |
| KING EDWARD VII'S HOSPITAL (SISTER AGNES) [Charity number: 208944] King Edward VII (Sister Agnes) Charity is a Royal Charter Charity established in 1899 to support Armed Forces service personnel, veterans and their families who require medical treatment through the provision of grants for specific healthcare needs. |
£44,543,000 |
| Royal Voluntary Service [Charity number: SC038924] The relief of poverty, distress, suffering or need among all sections of the community primarily in the United Kingdom by all charitable means and particularly by providing: i) Assistance largely in kind and facilities for individuals in the community (ii) Assistance in kind to victims of emergencies or disasters (iii) Advice and facilities to relieve the needs of those in hospital, in prison or in the armed services and their families, and Such other purposes for the benefit of the community as shall be exclusively charitable |
£41,481,000 |
| Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland [Charity number: SC011130] Section2 (1) of the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 states: So far as practicable and subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall (a) care for, preserve and add to the objects in their collections, (b) secure that the objects are exhibited to and interpreted for the public, (c) secure that the objects are available to persons seeking to inspect them in connection with study or research, (d) generally promote the public's awareness, appreciation and understanding of matters agricultural, archaeological, architectural, artistic, cultural, environmental, historical, industrial, military, scientific and social both by means of the Board's collections and by such other means. including collaboration with other institutions, as they consider appropriate, and (e) provide education, instruction and advice and carry out research. |
£39,537,000 |
| Army Benevolent Fund [Charity number: 1146420] The Charity's Objectives are to benefit persons who are serving or who have served in the British Army, or their dependants, in any charitable way by the provision of grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise. |
£38,740,182 |
| Army Benevolent Fund [Charity number: SC039189] The object of the charity is to benefit persons who are serving or who have served in the British Army, or their dependants, in any charitable way by the provision of grants, loans, gifts, pensions or othenrvise. |
£38,740,182 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| THE GREENWICH FOUNDATION FOR THE OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE [Charity number: 1062519] To preserve for the benefit of the nation the Old Royal Naval College site, buildings and monuments as being of historical, architectural and artistic importance, to allow the general public reasonable access to the site, and to educate the public thereon |
£7,221,874 |
| East Kilbride Unit (No 550) of the Sea Cadet Corps [Charity number: SC026906] 2.1 The charitable purpose of the Unit (the Purpose) is to promote the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual and social potential as individuals and as responsible citizens by the provision of education and leisure time activities using a nautical theme and in accordance with the principles, ethos and practices of the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC). In furtherance of the Purpose, the Unit may: a. offer young people a structured environment in which to develop. b. provide access to education and training including (but not restricted to): sailing (inshore and offshore), paddle sports, power boating, seamanship, navigation, marine engineering, cooking, music, first aid, drill, piping, and public service. c. provide opportunities for young people to obtain a range of qualifications. and d. provide opportunities for community involvement. |
£26,464 |
| ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY SANDHURST COMMANDANT'S FUND [Charity number: 1134698] To provide capital & income for the Commandant Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to use for the benefit of the Officer Cadets and other personnel at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst; To manage the site and historic infrastructure of the Academy.The fund continues to support the Sandhurst Collection and improve building projects within the Academy by use of the restricted purpose funds received. |
£305,207 |
| The Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum Limited [Charity number: 1138821] Provision of a free to enter Museum Gallery which showcases the military and social history of The Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire's Cavalry from 1689 to the present day.Provision for family research and an on site educational research facility.Preservation and conservation of artefacts and archival material. |
£32,036 |
| Royal British Legion Scotland Upper Donside Branch [Charity number: SC030730] The charitable purposes of RBLS are: - 4.1.1 The prevention or relief of poverty amongst men or women who have at any time honourably served with any branch of the naval, military and air forces of the Crown (whether Regular or Reserve). Royal Observer Corps and members of HM Coastguard. the Merchant Navy. the Forces of Allied Nations. the Women’s Land Army. the Women’s Timber Corps. Bevin Boys, members of the War Widows Association or Adult Cadet Instructors and their spouses, partners and dependants, hereinafter referred to as “ex-Service men and women”. 4.1.2 The advancement of citizenship and community development by the encouragement of co-operation between ex-Service men and women and others supporting the objects of RBLS through the establishment of Branches, by promoting and encouraging volunteering and the principle of service to others and by perpetuating and honouring the memory of those who died in the service of their country through the education of the public and through acts of remembrance. 4.1.3 The relief of ex-Service men and women in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.1.4 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science by the promotion of music, including the music of pipe bands and military bands and the encouragement of participation in music by young people. by preserving war memorials and by promoting and parading ceremonial colours as a tribute to those ex-Service men and women who have died in the service of their country and as a symbol of belief in our common culture. 4.1.5 The advancement of public participation in sport. 4.1.6 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for ex-service men and women in particular and for members of the public generally. and 4.1.7 Any other purposes that reasonably may be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. |
£1,108 |
| Royal British Legion Scotland Liddesdale Branch [Charity number: SC018805] 4. CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES 4.1 The charitable purposes of RBLS are: - 4.1.1 The prevention or relief of poverty amongst men or women who have at any time honourably served with any branch of the naval, military and air forces of the Crown (whether Regular or Reserve). Royal Observer Corps and members of HM Coastguard. the Merchant Navy. the Forces of Allied Nations. the Women’s Land Army. the Women’s Timber Corps. Bevin Boys, members of the War Widows Association or Adult Cadet Instructors and their spouses, partners and dependants, hereinafter referred to as “ex-Service men and women”. 4.1.2 The advancement of citizenship and community development by the encouragement of co-operation between ex-Service men and women and others supporting the objects of RBLS through the establishment of Branches, by promoting and encouraging volunteering and the principle of service to others and by perpetuating and honouring the memory of those who died in the service of their country through the education of the public and through acts of remembrance. 4.1.3 The relief of ex-Service men and women in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.1.4 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science by the promotion of music, including the music of pipe bands and military bands and the encouragement of participation in music by young people. by preserving war memorials and by promoting and parading ceremonial colours as a tribute to those ex-Service men and women who have died in the service of their country and as a symbol of belief in our common culture. 4.1.5 The advancement of public participation in sport. 4.1.6 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for ex-service men and women in particular and for members of the public generally. and 4.1.7 Any other purposes that reasonably may be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. |
£548 |
| WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION EAST KENT BRANCH [Charity number: 1093915] Military history - First World War - Education and training for the general public. |
£2,426 |
| COMBINED CADET FORCE ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 1170994] To: act as an adviser to the MoD and HMG on CCF matters; act as a source of information and advice for Contingent Commanders and CCF Officers; promote the CCF; provide financial grants to CCF cadets to assist their development; and, provide financial grants to CCF Contingents in order to help them establish or become more sustainable. |
£1,547,349 |
| ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION BODMIN [Charity number: 1072289] As per Reg Charity 226686 - the parent Charity |
£291 |
| LEGASEE EDUCATIONAL TRUST [Charity number: 1145354] Legasee works with veterans to advance the education of the public in the effects of military activities and to promote the conservation of records of veterans who have been involved in military conflict. We achieve this by capturing these experiences and observations on digital film for future generations and developing projects that educate and inform the students and general public of today. |
£38,108 |
