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National Army Museum

Charity Number: 237902

The National Army Museum (NAM) is a Royal Chartered Museum and classified as an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body (‘ENDPB’) whose Sponsor Branch is the Ministry of Defence. The Museum is a registered Charity No: 237902

Mission: To tell the story of Our Army and the people who have served in it. To inspire, engage and educate, through our world class Museum and Collections.

Contact Information

http://www.nam.ac.uk
moconnor@nam.ac.uk
Royal Hospital Rd
Chelsea
London
SW3 4HT

Support Offered

The Museum tells the story of Our Army and the people who have served in it by interpreting and communicating through our world class Museum and the objects in the Museum’s care in ways which inspire, engage and educate. By so doing, show the impact of the British Army on the making of Britain from the Middle Ages to the present day and on the role of Britain in the World. The Museum’s collections include un-rivalled historical archives of stories and papers of soldiers and noted service personnel, service records of disbanded Irish regiments, service records, firearms and medals

National Gulf Veterans & Families Association

Charity Number: 1074867
Company Number: 3731497

The NGVFA provides practical support and help to veterans and their families and our aim is to improve the quality of the day to day lives of those who have been affected by the 1990-91 and 2003 Gulf conflicts, as well as the present Afghanistan and all other future desert conflicts. We also help veterans from other conflicts that are in need of our advice and support.

Contact Information

http://www.ngvfa.org.uk
info@ngvfa.org.uk
Office L11
Base Business Space
Chamberlain Road,Hull
HU8 8HL
01482 808730

Support Offered

Welfare and advocacy
Tribunal representation
Fact sheets and guides
The Oasis Times – A quarterly newsletter
Website – with a members only area
A Facebook group
Respite break – A yearly five day respite break for veterans and their families
Welcome pack for new members
VIPA – (Veteran’s Information and Personal Archive) is a bespoke database collating unique information and statistical data regarding veterans from desert conflicts.

Naval and Military Bible Society

Charity Number: 1102593
Company Number: 5021052

Our mission is to supply Bibles and Christian resources to the uniformed services, seafarers and associated organisations.

Literature is provided on request and reimbursement is sought through donations and sponsorship to meet production costs and overheads.

Contact Information

https://nmbs.org.uk/
enquiries@nmbs.org.uk
Castaway House
311Twyford Avenue
Portsmouth
PO2 8RN
02392699873

Support Offered

Bibles and Christian resources

Officers’ Association Scotland

Charity Number: SC010665
Scottish Charity Number: SC010665

Provision of employment and career transition services for serving and former officers; relief of distress among former regular or reserve officers and their dependants. Applicants must be resident in Scotland at the time of their initial application or have been members of a Scottish Regiment.

Contact Information

http://www.oascotland.org.uk
New Haig House
Logie Green Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4HR
0131 550 1575 / 1581

Support Offered

Direct financial assistance, one-off and annual grants, vocational training grants and business start-up loans.

Employment and career transition services to serving and former officers.

Officers’ Association

Charity Number: 201321

Dedicated exclusively to supporting officers, ex-officers and their dependants. Including provision of employment services, financial and welfare support. Works in close collaboration with other charities.

Collocated with The Soldier’s Charity, RFEA and the Haig Housing Trust and Cobseo.

Contact Information

http://www.officersassociation.org.uk
info@officersassociation.org.uk
40 Caversham Road
Reading
RG1 7BT
020 7808 4160

Support Offered

Short and long term financial help and advice for ex-officers and their families, throughout their lives.

Access to residential homes for disabled and single persons.

Employment support and job finding for officers and ex-officers throughout their working lives. Part of MoD Career Transition Partrnership.

On Course Foundation

Charity Number: 1136618
Company Number: 7267733

OCF provides long-term benefits for wounded, injured and sick Servicemen and women and former Service personnel through the medium of golf. It provides golf familiarisation, skills and employment training, and facilitates work experience placements and full-time employment opportunities.

Contact Information

http://www.oncoursefoundation.com
info@oncoursefoundation.com
28 Falstaff House
Bardolph Road
Richmond
TW9 2LH
020 8334 2010

Support Offered

OCF offers confidence-building practical training and contributes to long-term development plans, which are key elements of the physical and psychological recovery process and transition to civilian life.

Operation Christmas Box

Charity Number: 1112260
Company Number: 5523632

To provide gifts to the UK Armed Forces, principally but not exclusively, Christmas Boxes to every Royal Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Airman, Airwoman and officer serving unaccompanied overseas on Christmas Day and away from their families and friends.

Contact Information

http://www.operationchristmasbox.org
charles.wookey@operationchristmasbox.org
Castle Hill Barns
New Hill
Hough on the Hill
NG32 2AZ

Support Offered

Principally Christmas Boxes but Operation Christmas Box has been asked by the MOD to intervene on other occasions and has provided fleece blankets to the Role 3 Medical Facility in Camp Bastion and beach towels to the De-compression Team in Cyprus. We are willing to consider other similar ideas if the need is supported by PJHQ (J1) and the MOD Service Personnel Support Team.

Outside the Wire (Matthew Project)

Charity Number: 1122801
Company Number: 6388343

Outside the Wire provides a bespoke alcohol, drug and PTSD service, offering confidential advice and support.to current and ex HM Forces personnel and their families across Norfolk,Suffolk and Essex.

E-mail:
wayne.copsey@matthewproject.org
outsidethewire@matthewproject.org

Contact Information

http://www.matthewproject.org/outsidethewire
enquiry@matthewproject.org
The Matthew Project
70 – 80 Oak St
Norwich
NR3 3QA

Support Offered

We offer free 1 to 1 sessions, either at home or at an outreach location, to provide support with:

• relapse prevention
• harm reduction
• advocacy
• family support
• therapy
• onward referrals

Pain Association Scotland

Scottish Charity Number: SC014486

To provide self-management for those burdened with chronic pain via monthly group meetings or by one-to-one sessions by arrangement.

Contact Information

www.painassociation.co.uk
info@painassociation.com
Suite D
Moncrieffee Business Centre
Friarton Road,Perth
PH2 8DG
0800 783 6059

Support Offered

Providing valuable tools helping veterans manage their pain more effectively on a day-to-day basis and help lead an improved quality of life.

Personal Finance Soc (Forces MoneyPlan)

Company Number: 5084125

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is the professional body for the financial planning profession in the UK and a part of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
In 2017 the PFS established a pro bono services called Forces MoneyPlan offering free generic financial guidance to Armed Forces personnel and Veterans. This free and confidential service is part of our commitment under the Armed Forces Covenant to help ensure that recipients are placed in a more informed position in respect of their overall financial well-being and less vulnerable to financial misinformation and scams.
Pro bono services are a key offering of most professions and an important part of our ongoing campaign to build trust amongst consumers and membership organisations. The PFS has offered free generic financial guidance via MoneyPlan (a joint initiative with Citizens Advice) for several years and Forces MoneyPlan is a targeted extension of this hugely successful brand initiative.

Contact Information

https://www.thepfs.org/about-us/initiatives/forces-moneyplan/
Lyn.new@thepfs.org
Personal Finance Society
42-48 High Road
South Woodford
E18 2JP
07900 226151

Support Offered

Forces Moneyplan offers a free, confidential one-off consultation (by phone, face to face or online) with a fully qualified and regulated financial adviser who is a member of the Personal Finance Society and compliant with the societies code of ethics. The financial adviser will provide what is known as generic financial guidance designed to help individuals identify and better understand their financial needs or specific financial issues, services and/or products and make better informed decisions as a result. It will not involve giving personal recommendations about the suitability of specific products or services or their sale or promotion, as this is what is known as regulated financial advice which is outwith the scope of this offering.
Currently Forces MoneyPlan is promoted by several organisations that work in partnership with the PFS . These include:
The Veterans Gateway – all forces veterans can access the service via:
www.thepfs.org/about-us/initiatives//forces-moneyplan/forces-veterans.
The OnCourse Foundation – members of this forces charity can access the service via: www.thepfs.org/about-us/initiatives/forces-moneyplan/on-course-foundation/
Blesma – members of this forces charity can access the service via:
www.thepfs.org/about-us/initiatives/forces-moneyplan/blesma/
The Forces Pension Society – members of this forces charity can access the service via:
www.thepfs/about-us/initiatives/forces-moenyplan/forces-pension-society/
We currently have capacity to work in partnership with additional members of Cobseo and look forward to expanding our service accordingly. If you would like to know more, please contact either Tony Miles (Forces MoneyPlan Project Manager) tony.miles@thepfs.org or Lyn New (Forces MoneyPlan Administrator) Lyn.new@thepfs.org

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Afghanistan support

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