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The Seafarers Charity

Charity Number: 226446
Scottish Charity Number: SC038199

Seafarers UK is a charity that provides grants to other front line charities working right across the maritime sector. We support charities that help seafarers or ex-seafarers from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Merchant Navy or fishing fleets. We also give grants to maritime youth groups and charities that help seafarers’ families, including widows and children.

Contact Information

https://www.theseafarerscharity.org/
contact@theseafarerscharity.org
8 Hatherley Street
London
SW1P 2QT
0207 932 5972

Support Offered

Seafarers UK supports mainly UK-based charities that provide help across a broad spectrum of welfare need including housing, debt, injury, relationship breakdown and family bereavement. Occasionally we provide grants to maritime charities from other Commonwealth countries.

Veterans Orthopaedic Service (RJAH Hospital)

Charity Number: 1058878
Company Number: Z4918057

The Veterans Orthopaedic Service currently provides unique care for both serving and ex-service personnel from every military background, air, sea and land – regardless of their length of service. The service is based at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RJAH) in Oswestry, North Shropshire, a renowned specialist centre for the treatment of orthopaedics and all musculoskeletal conditions.

Our aim is to provide world class facilities that are tailored to suit military Veterans to give the best possible care we can, as our Veterans so richly deserve.

Contact Information

http://www.rjah.nhs.uk
rjah.fundraising@nhs.net
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt
Orthopaedic Hospital Trust
Oswestry
SY10 7AG
01691 404588 / 07964 214068

Support Offered

The service was set up in 2013 by Lt Col Carl Meyer who is a consultant military orthopaedic surgeon. Lt Col Carl Meyer has served as a Medical Officer in both the Gulf War and more recently in Afghanistan, where he was involved in treating local civilians, as well as injured troops. He has special clinical interests in hip and knee replacement and in trauma; his military work has informed his practice and driven his understanding of the experiences and expectation of veteran patients.

Col Meyer is supported by a team of highly skilled clinical colleagues with a passion for veterans’ medicine. A dedicated centre for the treatment of patients has recently been approved following a fundraising campaign. The building is set to be opened in the early part of 2022.

Veterans Regroup CIC

Company Number: 06995089

Veterans Regroup CIC is an award-winning charitable organisation that has been supporting the Armed Forces community in Cornwall since 2012. We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registered with the ICO, and proud members of Advice UK, Cobseo and ASDIC. We are also a Veterans’ Gateway partner.

Veterans Regroup CIC provides free support to Veterans, Serving Personnel, Operationally Qualified Seafarers and their immediate families across Cornwall. The organisation currently delivers eight multi-agency Armed Forces hubs, supported by more than 30 statutory and third-sector organisations, alongside specialist money and debt advice, health and wellbeing services, employment support, and a wide range of coffee mornings and social activities.

Contact Information

https://veteransregroup.co.uk
jane@veteransregroup.co.uk
The Workbox
30 Ferris Town
Truro
TR1 3JJ
01209 212579

Support Offered

Our friendly, informal Armed Forces Hubs take place every month in Truro, Launceston, Redruth, Newquay, Penryn, Helston, Penzance and Liskeard. Each hub offers a welcoming space where veterans, serving personnel and families can meet over tea, coffee and biscuits while accessing support with dental appointments, health and wellbeing, housing, welfare, employment, education and training, volunteering, peer support, substance misuse, and compulsive gambling.

We also invite employers who can offer guaranteed interviews for veterans to attend one hub each month, providing a valuable opportunity to learn about job roles, recruitment processes and pathways into employment.

Walk Talk Action CIC

Company Number: 12230721

Walk Talk Action supports veterans and their families by combining outdoor activity, conversation, and community involvement to promote better mental health, physical
wellbeing, and social connection. Our organisation creates inclusive, judgement‑free spaces where people can walk together, share experiences, access peer support, and take meaningful steps toward recovery, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose. We aim to
reduce isolation, build confidence, and empower individuals to take positive action in their lives and communities through a 10 Step Programme initiative.

Contact Information

http://www.walktalkaction.co.uk
teri@walktalkaction.co.uk
Unit 10
Newstead Industrial Trading Estate
ST4 8HX
07804 577783

Support Offered

Walk Talk Action provides structured wellbeing support for veterans and their families through a blend of outdoor activity, peer connection, and guided personal
development. Our expertise lies in creating safe, inclusive environments where individuals can rebuild confidence, reduce isolation, and take meaningful steps toward improved mental and physical wellbeing.

A core part of our support is our 10‑Step Programme, a practical, action‑focused pathway designed to help participants regain structure, purpose, and momentum in their lives. The programme combines walking, talking, and goal‑setting with peer support and community engagement, enabling veterans to progress at their own pace while being supported by others with shared experiences. Through our walks, group sessions, and structured programme, we help individuals develop resilience, strengthen social networks, and take positive action toward long‑term wellbeing and community involvement.

Widowed and Young

Charity Number: 1164988

WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died. It’s a peer-to-peer support group run by a network of volunteers who have been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through.

WAY was founded in 1997 and now has more than 2,800 members across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. WAY aims to provide peer-to-peer emotional and practical support to young widowed men and women – married or not, with or without children, whatever their sexual orientation – as they adjust to life after the death of their partner.

Contact Information

http://www.widowedandyoung.org.uk
enquiries@widowedandyoung.org.uk
Suite 14
College Business Centre
Uttoxeter New Road
DE22 3WZ

Support Offered

WAY offers a unique peer-to-peer support network to anyone who has lost their partner at a young age. We know that talking to and socialising with others who have been through a similar experience can be an enormous help when you are trying to rebuild your life after bereavement.

If you were bereaved when you were aged 50 or under, married or not, with or without children, whatever your sexual orientation, race or religion – you are welcome to join WAY.

WithYou

Charity Number: 1001957
Scottish Charity Number: SC040009
Company Number: 02580377

WithYou is a leading drug, alcohol and mental health charity supporting people across England and Scotland. Each year we work with more than 100,000 people in over 120 locations, providing a free and confidential service without judgement to adults and young people experiencing issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

Contact Information

https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/
armed.forces@wearewithyou.org.uk
79 Clerkenwell Road
Farringdon,London
EC1R 5AR
020 7251 5860

Support Offered

Our dedicated Armed Forces Community programme provides specialist support for military personnel, veterans and their families. We help people to lead a fulfilling life not hindered by dependence. We do this by acknowledging the specific experiences of people in the armed forces community, capitalising on the strengths of military identity and using this to enhance recovery. You’ll be able to access our standard treatment options through our network of local services and Armed Forces Leads, delivered in a way that recognises your unique needs.

WithYou for the Armed Forces Community is proud to hold the Gold Award in the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

You can speak with a real person today via our free and confidential Webchat. Just visit our website to get in touch – without judgement.

X-Forces Enterprise CIC

Company Number: 08034041

X-Forces supports serving Armed Forces personnel, Veterans, Reservists, and their families to start-up UK businesses, by delivering mentoring, training, support and start-up loans. We also support Cadets with enterprise for life skills.

We are passionate in our ambition to change the lives and career opportunities for the military community. We have, as of March 2021, lent £22.9M in seed-funding and provided over 37,500 hours of vital mentoring and training.

We work directly with numerous military charities to deliver enterprise training through business planning programmes for the Armed Forces community. These programmes help those who are interested in setting up their own business to make informed decisions, and acquire the tools, knowledge and support they need to succeed.

X-Forces is the Business Enterprise Trainer for the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), a partnering agreement between Right Management and the Ministry of Defence.

Contact Information

http://www.x-forces.com
info@x-forces.com
Mountbarrow House
6-20 Elizabeth Street
London
SW1W 9RB
0800 307 7545

Support Offered

– Enterprise Training
– Workshops
– Funding
– Mentoring
– Business Planning Support

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Afghanistan support

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