Army Benevolent Fund — grant history

Registered charity 1146420 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£13.7m
Grants listed (FY2026)
136
Listed grants total
£4.5m
Accounts grants total
£4.5m

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2026 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

Summarised from www.soldierscharity.org · www.soldierscharity.org/need-our-help/individual-grants/ · www.soldierscharity.org/need-our-help/charity-grants/ on 16/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
  • Education/training (42 grantees)
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (32 grantees)
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency (32 grantees)
  • Disability (30 grantees)
  • General Charitable Purposes (29 grantees)
  • Other Charitable Purposes (17 grantees)
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (16 grantees)
  • Economic/community Development/employment (14 grantees)
  • Recreation (14 grantees)
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science (10 grantees)
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout England And Wales (42 grantees)
  • Scotland (26 grantees)
  • Northern Ireland (18 grantees)
  • Throughout England (7 grantees)
  • Canada (6 grantees)
  • Germany (5 grantees)
  • Cyprus (5 grantees)
  • Belgium (4 grantees)
  • France (4 grantees)
  • Hampshire (4 grantees)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
Royal British Veterans Enterprise LtdFY2026£250kEmployment and Training
Defence Medical Welfare ServiceFY2026£240kWellbeing
SSAFA Forces HelpFY2026£227kWellbeing
Army Welfare ServiceFY2026£200kFamily
Forces Employment CharityFY2026£170kEmployment and Training
Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services LeagueFY2026£162kElderly
Haig HomesFY2026£150kHousing
Erskine HospitalFY2026£150kElderly
SafeLives (CAADA)FY2026£139kFamily
Combat StressFY2026£138kWellbeing
Combat StressFY2026£131kWellbeing (Designated)
Forces Employment CharityFY2026£115kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Care for Veterans (Queen Alexandra Hospital Home)FY2026£110kElderly
Broughton HouseFY2026£100kElderly
The Poppy FactoryFY2026£80kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
The Warrior ProgrammeFY2026£80kWellbeing
Royal Star & Garter HomeFY2026£70kElderly
SSAFA CMS CostsFY2026£68kWellbeing
Walking With The WoundedFY2026£65kWellbeing (Designated)
Armed Forces & Veterans LaunchpadFY2026£60kHousing
Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation (Stoll)FY2026£50kHousing
We Are With YouFY2026£50kWellbeing
Scotty’s Little SoldiersFY2026£50kFamily
The Not Forgotten AssociationFY2026£50kWellbeing
Army Welfare ServiceFY2026£47kFamily
Spinal Injuries AssociationFY2026£42kWellbeing
Fighting With Pride (FWP)FY2026£40kWellbeing
Royal Hospital ChelseaFY2026£40kElderly
Army Widows’ AssociationFY2026£39kFamily
PTSD Resolution CIOFY2026£35kWellbeing (Designated)
Prisoners Education TrustFY2026£35kEmployment and Training
Aurora New DawnFY2026£35kFamily
X-ForcesFY2026£31kEmployment and Training
COBSEO, The Confederation of Service CharitiesFY2026£30kWellbeing
Families Activity BreaksFY2026£30kFamily
Step Together VolunteeringFY2026£30kWellbeing
Scottish Veterans ResidencesFY2026£30kHousing
Army - Beyond the WarzoneFY2026£30kWellbeing
The Ripple PondFY2026£30kWellbeing
National Gulf Veterans & Families AssociationFY2026£30kFamily
HighgroundFY2026£29kEmployment and Training
Vector24 (formerly Fares4Free)FY2026£28kWellbeing
James’ Place CharityFY2026£28kWellbeing
Thistle Health and WellbeingFY2026£25kWellbeing
The Not Forgotten AssociationFY2026£25kWellbeing (Designated)
HorseBack UKFY2026£22kWellbeing
Veterans’ GrowthFY2026£21kWellbeing
The Poppy FactoryFY2026£20kEmployment and Training
Valley VeteransFY2026£20kWellbeing
Brooke House Health and Wellbeing centreFY2026£20kWellbeing
Turn to Starboard (T2S)FY2026£20kEmployment and Training
Armed Forces & Veterans LaunchpadFY2026£20kHousing (Designated)
Anxious MindsFY2026£20kWellbeing
Climb2RecoveryFY2026£20kWellbeing (Designated)
Armed Forces Outreach Service (Gateshead Council)FY2026£20kHousing
Reading ForceFY2026£20kFamily
Veterans Outreach SupportFY2026£20kWellbeing
Start360FY2026£20kWellbeing
Forces Children ScotlandFY2026£20kFamily
Children First (Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children)FY2026£20kFamily
The Warrior ProgrammeFY2026£20kWellbeing (Designated)
Lothian Veterans CentreFY2026£19kWellbeing
Veterans ScotlandFY2026£17kWellbeing
Smart SavingsFY2026£16kWellbeing
Climb2RecoveryFY2026£15kWellbeing
SSAFA Forces HelpFY2026£15kWellbeing (Restricted)
Army Families FederationFY2026£15kFamily (Designated)
Walking with The WoundedFY2026£15kWellbeing
Little Troopers/ My Daddy is a Soldier AdventuresFY2026£14kFamily
East Durham Veterans TrustFY2026£14kWellbeing
Armed Forces Equine CharityFY2026£13kWellbeing
AFC Fylde Community FoundationFY2026£12kEmployment and Training
Age In SpainFY2026£12kElderly
Veterans Support GardenFY2026£12kWellbeing
Improving Lives PlymouthFY2026£12kWellbeing
AlabaréFY2026£12kWellbeing
Combat StressFY2026£11kWellbeing (Restricted)
Forces Employment CharityFY2026£10kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
Recruit for SpousesFY2026£10kEmployment and Training
Veterans into LogisticsFY2026£10kEmployment and Training
Give Us TimeFY2026£10kFamily
Change Mental Health LtdFY2026£10kWellbeing
IcarusFY2026£10kWellbeing
Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday CentreFY2026£10kWellbeing
Rock 2 RecoveryFY2026£10kWellbeing
The Gwennili TrustFY2026£10kWellbeing
The Prison Radio AssociationFY2026£10kWellbeing
VC GalleryFY2026£10kWellbeing
Veterans Contact PointFY2026£10kWellbeing
Veterans OutdoorsFY2026£10kWellbeing
Royal Hospital ChelseaFY2026£10kElderly (Designated)
IcarusFY2026£10kWellbeing (Designated)
Rock 2 RecoveryFY2026£10kWellbeing (Designated)
SSAFA Forces HelpFY2026£10kWellbeing (Designated)
IcarusFY2026£10kWellbeing (Restricted)
The Warrior ProgrammeFY2026£10kWellbeing (Restricted)
Royal Star & Garter HomeFY2026£10kElderly (Restricted)
Army Families FederationFY2026£9kFamily (Restricted)
Woody’s LodgeFY2026£8kWellbeing
On Course FoundationFY2026£8kEmployment and Training
Jersey Joint Services Veterans Assoc (JJSVA)FY2026£7kWellbeing
Vine CentreFY2026£6kWellbeing
Style For SoldiersFY2026£5kFamily (Designated)
Together CoFY2026£5kWellbeing
Orchestra of the SwanFY2026£5kWellbeing
Music in Hospitals and CareFY2026£5kWellbeing
The Open UniversityFY2026£5kEmployment and Training
Armed Forces Equine CharityFY2026£5kWellbeing (Designated)
The Bolton Guild of HelpFY2026£5kWellbeing
Vector24 (formerly Fares4Free)FY2026£5kWellbeing (Designated)
Root Cause ProjectFY2026£5kWellbeing
Hounds for HeroesFY2026£5kWellbeing
The Open UniversityFY2026£5kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Veterans into LogisticsFY2026£5kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Style For SoldiersFY2026£5kFamily (Restricted)
Armed Forces Equine CharityFY2026£5kWellbeing (Restricted)
Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery ServicesFY2026£5kWellbeing
Vector24 (formerly Fares4Free)FY2026£5kWellbeing (Restricted)
The Not Forgotten AssociationFY2026£5kWellbeing (Restricted)
Style For SoldiersFY2026£5kFamily
AFC Fylde Community FoundationFY2026£5kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
AlabaréFY2026£5kWellbeing (Designated)
Clervaux TrustFY2026£4kFamily
VC GalleryFY2026£3kWellbeing (Designated)
AlabaréFY2026£3kWellbeing (Restricted)
Royal Hospital ChelseaFY2026£3kElderly (Restricted)
Woody’s LodgeFY2026£3kWellbeing (Designated)
Blackpool FC Community TrustFY2026£2kWellbeing
Blackpool FC Community TrustFY2026£2kWellbeing (Designated)
VC GalleryFY2026£2kWellbeing (Restricted)
Rural Veterans Hubs KirkleesFY2026£2kWellbeing
Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel TrustFY2026£2kWellbeing (Restricted)
On Course FoundationFY2026£1kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Blackpool FC Community TrustFY2026£1kWellbeing (Restricted)
The Bolton Guild of HelpFY2026£1kWellbeing (Designated)
The Bolton Guild of HelpFY2026£1kWellbeing (Restricted)
Total Grants from General FundsFY2025£3.6mGeneral
Total Wellbeing GrantsFY2025£1.1mWellbeing
Total Family GrantsFY2025£878kFamily
Total Elderly GrantsFY2025£757kElderly
Total Housing GrantsFY2025£493kHousing
Total Employment and Training GrantsFY2025£329kEmployment and Training
Royal British Legion IndustriesFY2025£245kHousing
Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS)FY2025£225kWellbeing
SSAFA Central OfficeFY2025£220kFamily
Army Welfare ServiceFY2025£200kFamily
Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services LeagueFY2025£177kElderly
Forces Employment Charity (formerly Regular Forces Employment Association)FY2025£170kEmployment and Training
Erskine HospitalFY2025£150kElderly
Care for Veterans (Queen Alexandra Hospital Home)FY2025£149kElderly
SafeLivesFY2025£142kWellbeing
Total Grants from Restricted FundsFY2025£134kRestricted
Broughton HouseFY2025£120kElderly
Forces Employment Charity (formerly Regular Forces Employment Association)FY2025£115kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Total Grants from Designated FundsFY2025£110kDesignated
Haig HomesFY2025£90kHousing
Royal Star & Garter HomeFY2025£80kElderly
SSAFA CMS CostsFY2025£77kFamily
Armed Forces & Veterans LaunchpadFY2025£70kHousing
Army Families FederationFY2025£56kFamily
Forces Employment Charity (formerly Regular Forces Employment Association)FY2025£55kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
The Not Forgotten AssociationFY2025£50kWellbeing
We Are With You (formerly Addaction)FY2025£50kWellbeing
Royal Hospital ChelseaFY2025£50kElderly
Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation (Stoll)FY2025£48kHousing
Families Activity BreaksFY2025£43kFamily
Spinal Injuries AssociationFY2025£42kWellbeing
National Gulf Veterans & Families AssociationFY2025£40kFamily
The Poppy FactoryFY2025£40kEmployment and Training
The Warrior ProgrammeFY2025£40kWellbeing
Aurora New DawnFY2025£35kWellbeing
Scotty’s Little SoldiersFY2025£35kFamily
X-ForcesFY2025£30kEmployment and Training
The Bridge for HeroesFY2025£30kWellbeing
Scottish Veterans ResidencesFY2025£30kHousing
Re-VitaliseFY2025£30kFamily
COBSEO, The Confederation of Service CharitiesFY2025£28kFamily
Fares4FreeFY2025£27kWellbeing
Army Widows’ AssociationFY2025£26kFamily
Climb 2 RecoveryFY2025£25kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
Forces Children Scotland (formerly known as RCET)FY2025£25kFamily
Dundee Therapy GardenFY2025£25kWellbeing
Walking with The WoundedFY2025£25kWellbeing
Service Dogs UKFY2025£22kWellbeing
Recruit for SpousesFY2025£21kEmployment and Training
Thistle Health and WellbeingFY2025£20kWellbeing
Armed Forces Equine Charity (formerly Tedworth Equestrian)FY2025£20kWellbeing
HorseBack UKFY2025£20kWellbeing
IcarusFY2025£20kWellbeing
James’ Place CharityFY2025£20kWellbeing
Lothian Veterans CentreFY2025£20kWellbeing
Step Together VolunteeringFY2025£20kWellbeing
Veterans’ GrowthFY2025£20kWellbeing
Waterloo UncoveredFY2025£20kWellbeing
Mission MotorsportFY2025£20kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
Reading ForceFY2025£18kFamily
Prisoners Education TrustFY2025£18kEmployment and Training
Turn to Starboard (T2S)FY2025£18kEmployment and Training
Veterans ScotlandFY2025£15kFamily
Combat StressFY2025£15kWellbeing
Glen Art/BravehoundFY2025£15kWellbeing
Veterans with DogsFY2025£15kFamily
East Durham Veterans TrustFY2025£12kWellbeing
Hong Kong LEP TrustFY2025£12kFamily
Age UK LancashireFY2025£11kElderly
Style for SoldiersFY2025£10kWellbeing
Taxi Charity for Military VeteransFY2025£10kWellbeing
Anxious MindsFY2025£10kWellbeing
HighgroundFY2025£10kWellbeing
AFC Fylde Community FoundationFY2025£10kWellbeing
Age UK Waltham ForestFY2025£10kElderly
Hounds for HeroesFY2025£10kWellbeing
Humankind (Waythrough Charity)FY2025£10kWellbeing
Change Mental Health LtdFY2025£10kWellbeing
Bound by VeteransFY2025£10kWellbeing
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham - Fisher HouseFY2025£10kFamily
Little Troopers/ My Daddy is a Soldier AdventuresFY2025£10kFamily
The Gwennili TrustFY2025£10kWellbeing
Give Us TimeFY2025£10kFamily
Age In SpainFY2025£10kElderly
Help for Homeless VeteransFY2025£10kHousing
The Open UniversityFY2025£10kEmployment and Training
The Heritage Crafts Association (Heritage Crafts)FY2025£9kEmployment and Training
Brooke House Health and Wellbeing centreFY2025£8kWellbeing
Smart Savings CICFY2025£8kWellbeing
Jersey Joint Services Veterans Assoc (JJSVA)FY2025£7kWellbeing
On Course FoundationFY2025£6kEmployment and Training
Shared Parenting ScotlandFY2025£6kFamily
The Poppy FactoryFY2025£5kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Music in Hospitals and CareFY2025£5kWellbeing
Bay Veteran’s AssociationFY2025£5kWellbeing
Together CoFY2025£5kWellbeing
Veterans OutdoorsFY2025£5kWellbeing
The Vine CentreFY2025£5kWellbeing
Mission MotorsportFY2025£5kEmployment and Training
The Heritage Crafts Association (Heritage Crafts)FY2025£5kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services (CDARS)FY2025£5kWellbeing
Building Heroes Education FoundationFY2025£4kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Building Heroes Education FoundationFY2025£2kEmployment and Training
Dandelion Military Families CICFY2025£2kFamily
Army Families FederationFY2023£281kFamily
Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services LeagueFY2023£200kElderly
COBSEO, The Confederation of Service CharitiesFY2023£200kFamily
Defence Medical Welfare ServiceFY2023£150kWellbeing
Erskine HospitalFY2023£150kElderly
Scotty’s Little SoldiersFY2023£135kFamily
Care for Veterans (Queen Alexandra Hospital Home)FY2023£124kElderly
Combat StressFY2023£120kWellbeing
Regular Forces Employment Association (RFEA)FY2023£110kEmployment and Training
Forces Employment Charity (formerly Regular Forces Employment Association)FY2023£110kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
Royal British Legion IndustriesFY2023£108kHousing
Broughton HouseFY2023£104kElderly
Combat StressFY2023£100kWellbeing (Designated)
Royal Hospital ChelseaFY2023£100kElderly
Royal Star & Garter HomeFY2023£100kElderly
SSAFA Central OfficeFY2023£73kFamily
SSAFA Central OfficeFY2023£65kFamily (Designated)
Army Welfare ServiceFY2023£58kFamily
The Poppy FactoryFY2023£50kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
Forces Employment Charity (formerly Regular Forces Employment Association)FY2023£50kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
The Poppy FactoryFY2023£48kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
StollFY2023£47kHousing
Armed Forces & Veterans LaunchpadFY2023£41kHousing
Defence Medical Welfare Service (including LIBOR)FY2023£40kWellbeing (Designated)
Poppy ScotlandFY2023£37kWellbeing
Veterans ScotlandFY2023£35kFamily
Turn to Starboard (T2S)FY2023£30kEmployment and Training
Our Enterprise (Our Wilton)FY2023£30kHousing
The Warrior ProgrammeFY2023£30kWellbeing
SSAFA Central OfficeFY2023£30kFamily (Restricted)
Combat StressFY2023£30kWellbeing (Restricted)
Give Us TimeFY2023£28kFamily
Mission MotorsportFY2023£27kEmployment and Training
Changing Lives (Thirteen Care and Support (Norcare))FY2023£27kHousing
Forces Children Scotland (formerly known as RCET)FY2023£27kFamily
Hong Kong LEP TrustFY2023£26kFamily
Spinal Injuries AssociationFY2023£25kWellbeing
We Are With You (formerly Addaction)FY2023£25kWellbeing
Armed Forces Equine Charity (formerly Tedworth Equestrian)FY2023£24kWellbeing
X-ForcesFY2023£24kEmployment and Training
Re-VitaliseFY2023£20kFamily
IcarusFY2023£20kWellbeing
The Open UniversityFY2023£20kEmployment and Training
National Gulf Veterans & Families AssociationFY2023£20kFamily
Poppy ScotlandFY2023£20kWellbeing (Designated)
Alabaré Christian Care & SupportFY2023£20kHousing
Prisoners Education TrustFY2023£20kEmployment and Training
Anxious MindsFY2023£20kWellbeing
Style for SoldiersFY2023£20kWellbeing
Military Wives Choirs FoundationFY2023£20kWellbeing
Age In SpainFY2023£20kElderly
Taxi Charity for Military VeteransFY2023£18kWellbeing
Care after CombatFY2023£15kWellbeing
We Are With You (formerly Addaction)FY2023£15kWellbeing (Designated)
QEHB - Fisher HouseFY2023£15kFamily
Broughton HouseFY2023£15kElderly (Restricted)
Veterans into LogisticsFY2023£15kEmployment and Training
X-ForcesFY2023£15kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
HighgroundFY2023£15kWellbeing
K2CO Ltd (Rosie Kay Dance Company)FY2023£15kWellbeing
Army Widows’ AssociationFY2023£15kFamily (Restricted)
Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday CentreFY2023£15kFamily
National Gulf Veterans and Families AssociationFY2023£15kFamily (Restricted)
Heritage Craft AssociationFY2023£14kEmployment and Training
Scottish Veterans ResidencesFY2023£14kHousing
Armed Forces Equine Charity (formerly Tedworth Equestrian)FY2023£10kWellbeing (Designated)
The Warrior ProgrammeFY2023£10kWellbeing (Designated)
Make Some NoiseFY2023£10kFamily
The Warrior ProgrammeFY2023£10kWellbeing (Restricted)
Defence Medical Welfare ServiceFY2023£10kWellbeing (Restricted)
CatzeroFY2023£10kWellbeing
Ruskin Mill Land TrustFY2023£10kFamily
Firstlight TrustFY2023£10kWellbeing
Orchestra of the SwanFY2023£10kWellbeing
The Poppy FactoryFY2023£10kEmployment and Training
The Bridge for HeroesFY2023£10kWellbeing
Together CoFY2023£10kWellbeing
Veterans’ GrowthFY2023£10kWellbeing
Veterans OutdoorsFY2023£10kWellbeing
Ickneild TrustFY2023£10kFamily
Waterloo UncoveredFY2023£10kWellbeing
Sporting ForceFY2023£10kEmployment and Training
Reading ForceFY2023£10kFamily
NSPCCFY2023£10kFamily
Little Troopers/ My Daddy is a Soldier AdventuresFY2023£9kFamily
YMCA Brunel Group (Little Ducklings)FY2023£9kFamily
We Are With You (formerly Addaction)FY2023£8kWellbeing (Restricted)
The Gwennili TrustFY2023£8kWellbeing
Jersey Joint Services Veterans Assoc (JJSVA)FY2023£8kWellbeing
British Ex-Services Wheelchair Sports Assoc (BEWSA)FY2023£7kWellbeing
Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR)FY2023£7kHousing (Restricted)
PoppyScotlandFY2023£7kWellbeing (Restricted)
Armed Forces & Veterans LaunchpadFY2023£5kHousing (Designated)
The Bridge for HeroesFY2023£5kWellbeing (Restricted)
Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services (CDARS)FY2023£5kWellbeing
Phyllis Tuckwell HospiceFY2023£5kWellbeing
Veterans at EaseFY2023£5kWellbeing
Vine Drop-In CentreFY2023£5kWellbeing
Army Widows’ AssociationFY2023£5kFamily (Designated)
National Gulf Veterans & Families AssociationFY2023£5kFamily (Designated)
Alabare Christian Care & SupportFY2023£5kHousing (Designated)
Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR)FY2023£5kHousing (Designated)
British Ex-Services Wheelchair Sports Assoc (BEWSA)FY2023£5kWellbeing (Designated)
Firstlight TrustFY2023£5kWellbeing (Designated)
Spinal Injuries Association (SIA)FY2023£5kWellbeing (Designated)
The Bridge for HeroesFY2023£5kWellbeing (Designated)
Firstlight TrustFY2023£5kWellbeing (Restricted)
Alabare Christian Care & SupportFY2023£5kHousing (Restricted)
HighgroundFY2023£3kWellbeing (Restricted)
HighgroundFY2023£3kWellbeing (Designated)
On Course FoundationFY2023£3kEmployment Education and Training (Designated)
BASIC (Brain and Spinal Injury Centre)FY2023£2kWellbeing (Restricted)
On Course FoundationFY2023£1kEmployment Education and Training (Restricted)
On Course FoundationFY2023£1kEmployment and Training

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 4509000 vs reference 4544000 (0.8% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.