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ABF The Soldiers’ Charity (formerly known as the Army Benevolent Fund)

Address: Mountbarrow House, 6-20 Elizabeth Street, London SW1W 9RB

Telephone: 0845 241 4820

Fax: 0845 241 4821

Email:

enquiries@armybenfund.org

Website:

www.armybenfund.org

Charity number: 211645 (England and Wales), SCO039189 (Scotland)

As the demand on the Army continues to remain high, so do the needs of serving and former soldiers. In recent years, The Soldiers’ Charity has encountered a steep increase in the number of grants being sought to support the Army veterans and families who have asked us for assistance. Case numbers have risen by over 30% in the past 2 years, as a result the cost of supporting our clients has risen by more than £500,000.

Combat Stress

Address: Tyrwhitt House, Oaklawn Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 0BX

Telephone: 01372 587 140

Fax:

Email:

fundraising@combatstress.org.uk

Website:

http://combatstress.org.uk

Charity number: 206002 (England & Wales), SC038828 (Scotland)

Combat Stress is the leading charity specialising in the care of British Veterans who have been profoundly traumatised by harrowing experiences during their Service career. We help Veterans from the Armed Forces and Merchant Navy – from all ranks, conflicts and of all ages.

Fire Fighters Charity, The

Address: Level 6, Belvedere, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4HG

Telephone: 01256 366566

Fax: 01256 366 599

Email:

legacies@firefighterscharity.org.uk

Website:

http://firefighterscharity.org.uk

Charity number: 1093387 (England & Wales); SC040096 (Scotland)

Fire fighters are heroes, risking their lives to save others. Every 30 seconds in the UK fire fighters are called to an incident, putting their own safety on the line and sadly they often sustain physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties. The Fire Fighters Charity is here for all fire service personnel, serving and retired, and their dependents in times of need.

Gurkha Welfare Trust, The

Address: PO Box 2170, 22 Queen Street, Salisbury SP2 2EX

Telephone: 01722 323955

Fax:

Email:

staffassistant@gwt.org.uk

Website:

www.gwt.org.uk

Charity number: 1103669 (England & Wales)

Today, many of the Gurkhas who helped fight for our freedom in World War Two and beyond desperately need our help. Without a monthly ‘welfare pension’ from the Gurkha Welfare Trust, many of these brave old soldiers and their dependants would be destitute.

Help for Heroes

Address: 14 Parker's Close, Downton Business Centre, Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 3RB

Telephone: 01725 513212

Fax:

Email:

info@helpforheroes.org.uk

Website:

www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Charity number: 1120920 (England and Wales)

Thanks to the great British public, Help for Heroes has raised millions to provide direct, practical support to those men and women in our Armed Forces who have been wounded, injured or become sick while serving their country.

Officers' Association, The

Address: 1st Floor, Mountbarrow House, 6-20 Elizabeth Street, London SW1W 9RB

Telephone: 0207 808 4160

Fax: 0207 808 4161

Email:

info@officersassociation.org.uk

Website:

http://www.officersassociation.org.uk

Charity number: 201321 (England & Wales)

The Officers' Association helps over 2,000 Serving Officers and ex-Officers of the British Armed Forces every year. We offer assistance in two ways: employment advice and welfare, including financial support. We deliver a prompt, dedicated service based on a thorough understanding of the needs of Commissioned Officers and their families. We are part of the Career Transition Partnership and we work in close co-operation with other Military charities for the benefit of veterans and their families.

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, The

Address: 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1AR

Telephone: 020 7580 8343

Fax: 020 7636 7005

Email:

Website:

www.rafbf.org

Charity number: 1081009 (England & Wales)

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) was founded by Lord Trenchard just one year after he founded the Royal Air Force. Every day since then, the charity has been there for the men and women who have defended Britain, its people and values, standing ready to support them in Service and civilian life.

Royal Air Force Museum

Address: Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5LL

Telephone: 0208 358 4813

Fax: 0208 358 4981

Email:

Rebecca.dalley@rafmuseum.org

Website:

www.rafmuseum.org

Charity number: 244708 (England & Wales)

We believe that the Royal Air Force traditions and ethos are worth preserving as a model of courage, service and duty.

Royal Air Forces Association

Address: 117½ Loughborough Road, Leicester LE4 5ND

Telephone: 0116 268 8766

Fax: 0116 266 5012

Email:

enquiries@rafa.org.uk

Website:

http://www.rafa.org.uk

Charity number: 226686 (England & Wales), SC037673 (Scotland)

Founded in 1943, today’s Royal Air Forces Association continues to support the whole RAF family. Whether it’s an injured airman fighting to get back on his feet, a young child missing a parent away on overseas operations or a WWII veteran needing a shoulder to lean on, we are there to help.

Royal British Legion, The

Address: 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA

Telephone: 020 3207 2100

Fax:

Email:

legacies@britishlegion.org.uk

Website:

Charity number: 219279 (England & Wales)

The Royal British Legion, a unique organisation and national resource, has been committed to protecting the welfare, interests and memory of ex-Service people and their families since 1921.

Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, The

Address: Castaway House, 311 Twyford Avenue, Portsmouth PO2 8RN

Telephone: 023 9269 0112

Fax: 023 9266 0852

Email:

rnbt@rnbt.org.uk

Website:

http://www.rnbt.org.uk

Charity number: 206243 (England & Wales)

Eligibility for Help

All those who are serving, or have served, as Warrant Officers or below in the Royal Navy or as equivalent ranks of the Royal Marines, are eligible to apply for assistance, as are their wives, husbands, widows, widowers and dependent children.

The above includes members of the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and the Royal Marines Reserve who have been mobilized for active service and also men called up under National Service Acts.

Royal Star & Garter Homes

Address: Richmond Hill (LSG), Richmond, Surrey TW10 6RR

Telephone: 020 8439 8000/0845 3707500

Fax: 020 8439 8004

Email:

generalenquiries@starandgarter.org

Website:

http://www.starandgarter.org

Charity number: 210119 (England & Wales)

The Royal Star & Garter Charity, established in 1916, has always depended on voluntary donations and fundraising activity to support its work caring for disabled ex-Service men and women and their widow(er)s, spouses and civil partners.

Seafarers UK

Address: 8 Hatherley Street, London SW1P 2QT

Telephone: 020 7932 0000

Fax: 020 7932 0095

Email:

conal.presho@seafarers-uk.org

Website:

http://www.seafarers-uk.org/

Charity number: 226446 (England and Wales), SCO38191 (Scotland)

Worse things happen ashore…

Seafarers UK is the only central fund making grants to nautical charities. In the past ten years alone £26m has been awarded to meet the welfare needs of those who have risked their lives at sea and their dependants. We work on behalf of all seafarers – veterans and serving members of the Royal Navy, Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets. Please pay seafarers the ultimate tribute by leaving Seafarers UK a gift in your Will.

St Dunstan’s

Address: Room LG01, 12-14 Harcourt Street, London W1H 4HD

Telephone: 020 7616 8365

Fax:

Email:

legacies1@st-dunstans.org.uk

Website:

www.st-dunstans.org.uk

Charity number: 216227 (England & Wales), SC039411 (Scotland)

Since 1915 St Dunstan’s has been helping ex-Service men and women blinded whilst in the Forces. Now our remit has widened, to also support those suffering a serious loss of sight later in life, whether due to accident, illness or old age.

The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society

Address: Weston Acres, Woodmansterne Lane, Banstead, Surrey SM7 3HB

Telephone: 01737 353763

Fax: 01737 362678

Email:

cexec.rass@btinternet.com

Website:

www.royalalfredseafarers.com

Charity number: 209776

The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society is a maritime charity which since 1865 has provided a ‘safe haven’ for elderly, sick or disabled former seafarers, their widows and dependants.
Our flagship home within the idyllic rural surroundings of the Weston Acres Estate near Banstead, Surrey, provides seafarers from all over the UK with a full range of nursing and respite care, residential care, including sheltered flats, and now, specialised dementia care, all on one site.

War Memorials Trust

Address: 42a Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0RE

Telephone: 0300 123 0764

Fax: 0300 123 0765

Email:

info@warmemorials.org

Website:

http://www.warmemorials.org

Charity number: 1062255 (England & Wales)

War Memorials Trust works to protect and conserve all war memorials in the UK. The charity provides information and advice on a range of issues related to war memorials and offers financial assistance through grants schemes for repair and conservation.