Member Directory

Felix Fund

Charity Number: 1142494

To assist with the well-being of individuals within the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community past, present and future.

Contact Information

https://www.felixfund.org.uk/
enquiries@felixfund.co.uk
Vauxhall Barracks
Foxhall Road
Didcot
OX11 7ES
07713 752901

Support Offered

The Felix Fund offers welfare support through:

• Therapeutic breaks for those recently returned from operational tours.
• Specialist coaching and mentoring to help relieve stress related illness.
• On-camp rehabilitation facilities.
• Confidential Helpline through Sapper Support.

And financial assistance:
• To the families of EOD operatives who have lost their lives.
• For funding of specialist equipment for physically and mentally injured serving and ex-serving soldiers.
• to EOD operatives and their families when facing hard times.

Forces Children’s Trust

Charity Number: 1104212
Company Number: 7587011

As a charity we are devoted to working together to help children in need whose father or mother has died, or has sustained life threatening injuries whilst serving as a member of the British Armed Forces.

Contact Information

https://forceschildrenstrust.org.uk/
denny.wise@forceschildrenstrust.org.uk
'Quaver Rest'
65 Shawley Way
Epsom Downs
KT18 5PD
01737 361077

Support Offered

Educational trips, Holidays, Help with extra curricula activities, Bereavement Counselling Weekends, plus many other activities.

Forces Online CIO

Charity Number: 1188955
Scottish Charity Number: SC050678

Forces Online is a small, registered online veteran’s charity that was setup for:
“The relief of former members of the armed forces services personnel, their families and dependents; who are in need by reason of age, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, in particular but not exclusively providing them by multi-disciplinary team (advice, information and signposting and bespoke support), through collaboration, networking and campaigning for better access to services, we aim to continue to improve the lives of our beneficiary’s so that they have an enhanced quality of life and overall wellbeing for their benefit, by the provision of services as the trustees feel fit.”
We are registered in England and Wales Reg No 1188955, In Scotland as a cross-border charity Reg No SC050678. In Norther Ireland we are currently known as a 167 which is a registered charity working across the UK including Northern Ireland, where we have registered a current statement of Intent and will be called forward for formal registration in due course.

Contact Information

https://www.forcesonline.org.uk
administration@forcesonline.org.uk
Unit 5
Workshed Carriageworks
London Street,Swindon
SN1 5DG

Support Offered

At Forces Online we categorise support with a single motto which is: “Helping armed forces veterans, their families and dependents wherever we can”.
We are a team that comprises of veterans themselves, and some of whom have experienced real life issues because of their service within the armed forces and other life issues.
There is no one label that fits what we do, and we never know what’s coming through the door next. What we do know is when a veteran decides to cry out for help this is not something that has been an easy decision for them. Working through direct support and signposting to other experienced services we have been able to respond quickly to veterans in need of help and support. Whether this is a large complex issue needing a multi-disciplinary approach or a simple enquiry resolution we are here to help.
See https://www.forcesonline.org.uk/promptsheet.pdf for further guidance.

Forces Support

Charity Number: 1157531
Company Number: 7192349

Our purpose is to provide practical support to improve the quality of life for bereaved military family members – parents, partners and children. We also contribute to the provision of good quality, affordable and sustainable accommodation through partnerships with housing associations for ex-service personnel, so they can build new and rewarding lives when their service careers finish.

Contact Information

http://www.forcessupport.org.uk/
admin@forcessupport.uk
Unit 2 Two Rivers Industrial Estate
Station Lane
Witney
OX28 4BH
01993 848244

Support Offered

We offer hands-on support including garden maintenance, painting and decorating and other DIY services based on requests made by bereaved families. To date we have completed nearly 600 projects in the UK. We have supplied 300+ remembrance benches and fire pits as well as hundreds of remembrance cards to families to ensure they do not feel forgotten, and personalised memory books. We have also commissioned 10 personal portraits of fallen soldiers.
In support of veterans we are currently working alongside Broughton House based in Manchester to provide funding to expand their Armed Forces Support Hub. This is a one-stop shop that provides tailored advice and support for health, housing, welfare, social and employment issues. We are also working with Haig Housing Trust on various projects. One example is funded scooter shelters for veteran homes in Moredon.

Give Us Time

Charity Number: 1152978

Give Us Time is a small, niche service charity that focuses exclusively on the military family. We match donated holiday accommodation with Forces families in need, allowing them to spend vital together to make memories following deployment or married unaccompanied postings, bereavement, physical or mental injury, financial need, and/or other welfare issues. As well as individual family holidays, we also run group holidays for those families who live, work and serve together.

Give Us Time relies on donations of time from the owners of holiday groups, hotels, holiday homes and timeshares and puts them to good use. We believe that to have happy service personnel you need happy service families.

Since 2013, we have support 1,200 families to have breaks away, creating 25,000 days of memories.

Contact Information

https://giveustime.org.uk/
enquiries@giveustime.org.uk
Work.Life
33 Foley Street
W1W 7TL
02074708877

Support Offered

The Charity’s objects are: to support armed forces personnel, their families and veterans through such charitable means as the trustees think fit and in particular: (a) to support the morale of armed forces personnel by giving support to their family units; (b) to assist service families, especially, but not exclusively those who have suffered loss or injury; (c) to help both armed forces personnel and their families make the transition from military to civilian life; and to relieve serving and former members of the armed forces and their dependants who are in need by virtue of their physical or mental health or their economic circumstances.

Glider Pilot Regiment Society (GPRS)

Charity Number: 1184175

To provide a community for Glider Pilot veterans, their relatives and those with a connection to the Regiment. To relieve GPR veterans who are in need by reason of their age, ill health, or disability, or social, or financial circumstances or other disadvantage and in the case of bereavement of a veteran, to provide non-financial support to relieve the distress of their families. To educate the public about the history of the regiment. Organising annual Glider Pilot Regiment memorials and commemorations both at home and internationally.

Contact Information

http://www.gliderpilotregiment.org.uk
info@gliderpilotregiment.org.uk
28 Scotch Orchard
LICHFIELD
WS13 6DE

Support Offered

The Glider Pilot Regiment Society supports 16 veteran Glider Pilots from WWII onwards, maintaining as little or as much contact and support as requested or needed. We have for many years had a befriending scheme that keeps in regular contact via phone/email and letters from the trustees, and all our veterans appreciate and look forward to the contact. As well as providing friendship and society updates, we can offer any non-medical support that our veterans or their carers may need.

Healthier Heroes CIC

Company Number: 11475724

Our purpose is to deliver a service of safe housing, holistic, trauma-informed support that helps vulnerable adults stabilise, rehabilitate, and reintegrate into independent living and purposeful community life.

Healthier Heroes, offer more than just a safe place to stay, we are a community. Service members are supported by a multidisciplinary team including outreach workers, an in-house psychotherapist, veteran peer mentors, and wellbeing coordinators who help build emotional resilience, practical life skills, and a sense of belonging. Everything, we, as leaders, needed but never received.

Our vision is to inspire a movement of resilience and empowerment, cultivating a healthier future for all. To create a society where every veteran and those from their community, has access to safe housing, the tools, resources, and support needed to lead a healthy, balanced life.

Healthier Heroes CIC is committed to offering innovative housing, health and mental wellbeing support. Through community engagement, personalised services, and impactful education, we strive to remove barriers to well-being, promote positive lifestyle changes, and ensure that all people, especially those who have served, are given the opportunity to thrive.

Contact Information

http://www.healthierheroescic.co.uk
connect@healthierheroescic.co.uk
Bancroft House
4-6 Elizabeth Street
Burnley
BB11 2BQ

Support Offered

We offer a combination of outreach, supported accommodation, and one-to-one interventions, working closely with statutory services, health providers, local authorities, and the wider veterans’ sector. Our team has expertise in supporting individuals with complex needs, including mental health difficulties, substance misuse recovery, homelessness, and transitions back into civilian life.

Healthier Heroes CIC is committed to collaborative working, safeguarding, and evidence-based practice, ensuring that those we support receive consistent, coordinated care that promotes independence, resilience, and positive outcomes.

Home-Start Hampshire

Charity Number: 1144661
Company Number: 07295751

We offer emotional and practical support to families facing challenging and complex needs, often finding family life overwhelming. Underpinning our work is the nurture and protection of children and the improved resilience of the family.

Our weekly home-visiting service provides free and confidential outreach support to families in their own homes, delivered by trained and supervised volunteers who are carefully ‘matched’ with the families they help. Through our support, we equip families to develop life skills in order to realise their full potential and make the best of their opportunities.

Contact Information

http://
info@hshants.org.uk
Wickham Community Centre
Mill Lane
Wickham,Hampshire
PO17 5AL

Support Offered

Home-Start Hampshire has an established history of supporting families in the Armed Forces, meeting the discrete needs of both serving and veteran families ensuring the best possible outcomes for children and families. By supporting families early on, we give children the chance to grow up with prospects rather than problems.

We provide practical and emotional support for Armed Forces Families who are experiencing isolation and loneliness, those who are disadvantaged through lack of community integration or frequent changes in education settings, and those disadvantaged through poor physical, emotional and mental health.

The one-to-one support is tailored to the families’ needs and is often supplemented by an opportunity to attend group activities and parenting courses. Our primary aim is to keep families together, prevent crisis or possible family breakdown and prevent the need for welfare or statutory intervention.

Home-Start Richmondshire

Charity Number: 1136722
Company Number: 07003472

To promote physical and mental good health in children and their parents.
To support parents in ensuring their children grow up with safe and effective care.
Along with their parents promote a safe, stimulating and happy environment for children.
In partnership with parents we help them to develop the financial stability and social, emotional and physical attributes they need to be the best parents they can be.

Contact Information

http://www.homestartrichmondshire.org.uk
admin@homestartrichmondshire.org.uk
Office 4, IPS Innovate
Colburn Business Centre
Chartermark Way,Colburn, Catterick Garrison
DL9 4QJ

Support Offered

For families with at least one child under the age of seven we offer home visiting for 2-3 hours per week. Our service is not time limited. Supported by our staff team, trained volunteers are linked to families to help parents with a range of differing needs.
The earliest years make the biggest impact and “Childhood Can’t Wait”.

Homeless Veterans Project

Scottish Charity Number: SC049441

To assist practically and financially any former member of the UK Armed
Forces who is Homeless, at risk of being Homeless or in unsafe/ unsuitable accommodation.
To facilitate the transition into secure, permanent accommodation and to put
measures in place / ensure appropriate referrals to ensure this is sustainable
To liaise with the local authorities in terms of veterans’ housing applications to
ensure the veteran is not disadvantaged due to their service or service related
issues.

Contact Information

http://www.homelessveteransproject.org/
homelessveteransproject1945@gmail.com
132 Rankin Court
Greenock
PA16 9AZ
07498378563/4

Support Offered

Assistance with any issues preventing the veteran from transitioning into secure, permanent accommodation (clothing for interviews, signposting for legal/ debt assistance, digital access assistance, transport )
Assist with deposits and 1st month’s rent for Private rentals
Liaison with local authorities and other official organisations where a veteran
is vulnerable and unable to do so.
Ensure that the veteran is referred to the correct organisations in terms of
physical and mental health requirements, benefits / financial support, training
and employment.
Referral to other organisations for Furniture, Carpeting and household goods
and assistance with these in emergency situations
Assistance with removal of furniture and household goods
Assistance with issues that prevent the veteran from sustaining secure
accommodation and family life – emergency hardship payments.

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