THE ARMY CENTRAL FUND — grant history

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Latest income

£2.9m

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£3.1m

Accounts grants total

£3.1m

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Credited as a funder by

Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

Relationship Counselling-East Anglia “Army Central Fund Funded counselling for army personnel and their families.”
THE GWENNILI TRUST “Team Forces, The Veterans’ Foundation, the Army Benevolent Fund and the Army Central Fund”
HOME-START CRAVEN “The Army Central Fund is a generous supporter of our local Home-Start network across the UK.”
HOME-START UK “The Army Central Fund is a generous supporter of our local Home-Start network across the UK.”

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

Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency (8 grantees)
Education/training (8 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (5 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (5 grantees)
Other Charitable Purposes (5 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (5 grantees)
Recreation (3 grantees)
Disability (3 grantees)
Amateur Sport (3 grantees)
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity (2 grantees)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (13 grantees)
Scotland (10 grantees)
Northern Ireland (9 grantees)
Cyprus (3 grantees)
Germany (3 grantees)
Belgium (2 grantees)
Canada (2 grantees)
Falkland Islands (2 grantees)
Italy (2 grantees)
Gibraltar (2 grantees)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2024	FY2025
new	HQ Regional Command	—	£760k
new	Fares4Free	—	£62k
new	Relate	—	£51k
new	FORCES EMPLOYMENT CHARITY	—	£50k
new	Fisher House (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity)	—	£50k
new	HighGround	—	£44k
new	Families' Activities Breaks	—	£30k
new	Command Grant - Army (minor grants)	—	£30k
up	THE WARRIOR PROGRAMME	£50k	£200k
down	Army Roll of Honour Project	£52k	£756
not listed	Pirbright Welfare Centre	£6.9m	—
not listed	Army Command Grant	£760k	—
not listed	ASCB Army Sailing Thorney Island	£275k	—
not listed	Army Sport Uplift	£34k	—
not listed	Scottys Little Soldiers	£30k	—
not listed	Armed Forces Equestrian	£25k	—
not listed	British Forces Cyprus Command Grant	£21k	—
not listed	Clervaux Trust, The Fold grant	£16k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
HQ Regional Command	FY2025	£760k	Army Command Grant. Welfare funding
Army Sport	FY2025	£720k	Staff and management costs
Army Families Federation	FY2025	£545k	Staff and management costs
Warrior Programme	FY2025	£200k	Mental health resilience
Defence Medical Welfare Service	FY2025	£98k	Army patients in NHS hospitals
Aurora New Dawn	FY2025	£80k	Domestic Violence support service
Home-Start UK	FY2025	£75k	Supporting families with young children
SSAFA - Norton House	FY2025	£65k	Costs of visitor accommodation
Fares4Free	FY2025	£62k
AWS Activity Camps	FY2025	£60k
Relate	FY2025	£51k
Forces Employment Charity	FY2025	£50k
Fisher House (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity)	FY2025	£50k
HighGround	FY2025	£44k
SSAFA - Short Breaks	FY2025	£40k	Children with additional needs
Families' Activities Breaks	FY2025	£30k
Command Grant - Army (minor grants)	FY2025	£30k
Felix Fund	FY2025	£21k
Horseback UK	FY2025	£16k
Reading Force	FY2025	£15k
HAC Everest Expedition	FY2025	£11k
Addiction Family Support	FY2025	£10k
Gwennili Trust	FY2025	£10k
Recruit for Spouses	FY2025	£9k
Give Us Time	FY2025	£8k
Team V3nture	FY2025	£6k
On Course Foundation Golf Activities	FY2025	£6k
Ex Eagle’s Endurance	FY2025	£6k
Forces Children Scotland	FY2025	£5k
Shared Parenting Scotland	FY2025	£5k
Ex Atlas Enduro	FY2025	£3k
Army Roll of Honour Project	FY2025	£756
Pirbright Welfare Centre	FY2024	£6.9m	Welfare facility at Army Training Centre, Pirbright
Army Command Grant	FY2024	£760k	Welfare funding for Army units and clubs
Army Sport	FY2024	£708k	Staff and management costs (including in-year uplift)
Army Families Federation	FY2024	£513k	Staff and management costs
ASCB Army Sailing Thorney Island	FY2024	£275k	Construction of new stores, training and workshop facilities
Defence Medical Welfare Service	FY2024	£90k	Support for patients in NHS hospitals
Aurora New Dawn	FY2024	£80k	Domestic Violence support service
SSAFA - Norton House	FY2024	£65k	Costs of visitor accommodation for patients' families
Home-Start UK	FY2024	£63k	Supporting families with young children
AWS Activity Camps	FY2024	£60k	Activity camps
Army Roll of Honour Project	FY2024	£52k	Compilation and display of Roll of Honour
Warrior Programme	FY2024	£50k	Mental health resilience training
SSAFA - Short Breaks	FY2024	£40k	Children with additional needs
Army Sport Uplift	FY2024	£34k	In-year uplift to Army Sport grant
Scottys Little Soldiers	FY2024	£30k	Respite breaks for bereaved families
Armed Forces Equestrian	FY2024	£25k	Equine Assisted Services
British Forces Cyprus Command Grant	FY2024	£21k	Welfare funding
Clervaux Trust, The Fold grant	FY2024	£16k	Welfare funding
Home-Start Cyprus	FY2024	£15k	Supporting families
Military Wives Choirs	FY2024	£15k	Choir development
Army Widows Association	FY2024	£15k	Training costs
CESSAC Chicksands	FY2024	£10k	Welfare funding
British Forces South Atlantic Islands Welfare funding	FY2024	£7k	Welfare funding
Carer Support Wiltshire Grant	FY2024	£6k	Carer support
On Course Foundation Golf Activities	FY2024	£6k	Golf activities
RM Poole	FY2024	£4k	Welfare funding
SSAFA - Serving Community Project	FY2024	£2k	Serving community project
SSAFA - Forcesline	FY2024	£2k	Confidential advice service
INSPIRE22 Army Polar Expedition	FY2024	£2k	Army Polar Expedition
Army Command Grant. Welfare funding	FY2023	£1.8m	Welfare funding
Army Sport Staff and management costs	FY2023	£661k	Staff and management costs
Army Families Federation. Staff and management costs	FY2023	£503k	Staff and management costs
Defence Medical Welfare Service. Army patients in NHS hospitals	FY2023	£90k	Army patients in NHS hospitals
Aurora New Dawn. Domestic Violence support service	FY2023	£80k	Domestic Violence support service
Alexander First School, Windsor	FY2023	£75k	School support
Victory Services Club	FY2023	£69k	Club support
SSAFA —Nokon House. Costs of visitor accommodation	FY2023	£66k	Costs of visitor accommodation
Union	FY2023	£66k	Union support
SSAFA - Short Breaks. Children with additional needs	FY2023	£60k	Children with additional needs
SSAFA - Serving Community Project.	FY2023	£60k	Serving Community Project
Home-Start UIC Supporting families with young children	FY2023	£53k	Supporting families with young children
Warrior Programme. Mental health resifience	FY2023	£50k	Mental health resifience
Tedworth Equestrian	FY2023	£40k	Equestrian support
Bulford Playpark	FY2023	£40k	Playpark support
Jack Club	FY2023	£40k	Club support
Royal British Legion Industries (LifeWorks) family employ ment support	FY2023	£35k	Family employment support
BrNsh Forces Cyprus. Welfare funding	FY2023	£21k	Welfare funding
Reading Force	FY2023	£17k	Force support
Wanior Programme IT Consultancy	FY2023	£15k	IT Consultancy
SSAFA —Forcesline. Confidentlal advice service	FY2023	£15k	Confidentlal advice service
Military Wives Chairs. Choir development	FY2023	£15k	Choir development
Army Widows Association. Training costs	FY2023	£15k	Training costs
BFF —Pantomime Tour	FY2023	£15k	Pantomime Tour
Army Roll of Honour Project.	FY2023	£9k	Roll of Honour Project
Pirbright Welfare Centre Project	FY2023	£6k	Welfare Centre Project
British Forces South Atlantic Islands. Welfare funding	FY2023	£6k	Welfare funding
Army Welfare Service. Children's activity breaks	FY2023	£2k	Children's activity breaks
RM Poole. Welfare funding	FY2023	£2k	Welfare funding
INSPIRE22 Army Polar Expedition	FY2023	£2k	Army Polar Expedition
NSPCC. Tidworth Families Centre	FY2023	£500	Tidworth Families Centre
Legacy Gainshare (Wales and West Midlands) to HQ Regional Command	FY2022	£1.0m
Army Sport Control Board	FY2022	£844k	staff and management costs
Army Command Grant, welfare funding for Army commands	FY2022	£833k	welfare funding for Army commands
Army Families Federation	FY2022	£503k	staff and management costs
SSAFA	FY2022	£115k	Serving community volunteers project
Warrior programme	FY2022	£90k
Sandes Home Aldershot	FY2022	£90k	kitchen refurbishment
Pirbright Welfare Centre	FY2022	£76k
NSPCC	FY2022	£75k	Tidworth Families Centre
IT Consultancy	FY2022	£66k
Army Welfare Service	FY2022	£66k	children's activity breaks
SSAFA	FY2022	£60k	Norton House running costs DRMC Stanford Hall
Warrior Programme	FY2022	£50k
Home-Start UK	FY2022	£49k	supporting families with young children
Aurora New Dawn	FY2022	£40k	domestic violence support
SSAFA	FY2022	£40k	Short Breaks, for children with additional needs
Alexander School Windsor	FY2022	£40k
Victory Services Club Union Jack Club	FY2022	£40k
Catterick Saddle Club	FY2022	£40k	resurfacing the indoor arena
Bulford Playpark	FY2022	£36k
DMWS Grant	FY2022	£36k	supporting serving personnel in NHS hospitals
British Forces Cyprus Command Grant	FY2022	£21k
Military Wives Choir Foundation	FY2022	£20k	choir development
Tedworth Equestrian	FY2022	£17k
Royal British Industries (LifeWorks) family employment support	FY2022	£15k
BFF	FY2022	£15k	Pantomime Tour
Reading Force	FY2022	£15k
Finchale College, Durham	FY2022	£13k	family and employment support
British Forces South Atlantic islands Command Grant	FY2022	£10k
Highground Project	FY2022	£6k	therapy garden DRMC Stanford Hall
Military Wives Choir Foundation	FY2022	£6k
Armed Forces Memorial Trust	FY2022	£3k	Army Roll of Honour
RM Pools Command Grant	FY2022	£2k

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 3089635 vs reference 3089634 (0.0% 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.