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Phoenix Heroes CIC

Company Number: 11479548

Phoenix Heroes CIC is a non-profit Community Interest Company supporting veterans, serving members of the Armed Forces and their families with a range of support services. We build veteran communities and create a natural peer support environment where our core support services are delivered directly to those who need additional help.

Contact Information

http://www.phoenixheroes.co.uk
info@phoenixheroes.co.uk
Castle House
South Street,Ashby De La Zouch
LE65 1BR
01206 932488

Support Offered

Employment networking – ERS Silver Award holders and aligned with many veteran friendly UK Companies.
Mental Health Support – BACP member Therapist and partnering PTSD support organisation. Our core team members are PTSD Awareness CPD accredited trained. Phoenix Heroes are also BACP organisational members.
Community Building – Our Veteran Carp Angling Club (VCAC) is one of the fastest growing communities in the UK. We have our own L1 & L2 Angling Coaches, and we are a “Get Fishing for Wellbeing” Angling Trust partner. We have a range of different community building initiatives and we are very family focussed.
Tackle 4 Heroes – Our Tackle 4 Heroes project is operating on a national scale enabling us to give FREE fishing equipment to our beneficiaries and their families so they can join our community fishing events.

Poppy Factory, The

Charity Number: 225348
Company Number: 00204405

The country’s leading employment charity for veterans with health conditions or impairments.

The Poppy Factory provides bespoke opportunities and ongoing employment support for hundreds of disabled veterans around the country, helping to restore their financial independence through sustainable and rewarding work.

Contact Information

http://www.poppyfactory.org
Administrator@poppyfactory.org
20 Petersham Road
Richmond
TW10 6UR
020 8940 3305

Support Offered

A regional team of career experts work with employers to help veterans with health challenges into rewarding and sustainable work.

Consultants work with each veteran to create a personal career plan, give free CV and interview training, and source local job opportunities with supportive employers. A network of volunteer mentors and ongoing in-work support ensures that Poppy Factory ‘clients’ thrive in their new workplace.

Any veteran with a physical or mental health condition can register, as long as they are no longer being supported through the Career Transition Partnership as part of their resettlement. The Poppy Factory’s Getting You Back To Work service has already helped hundreds of disabled veterans into meaningful and sustainable work.

Twitter: @PoppyFactory
Facebook: The Poppy Factory

Poppyscotland (Earl Haig Fund Scotland)

Scottish Charity Number: SC014096
Company Number: 194893

Poppyscotland provides life-changing support to the Armed Forces community.

Contact Information

http://www.poppyscotland.org.uk
New Haig House
Logie Green Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4HR

Support Offered

Money raised from the Scottish Poppy Appeal and Poppyscotland’s year-round fundraising enables them to deliver support to members of the Armed Forces community in Scotland by providing tailored funding and assistance. The charity also funds services in advice, employment, housing, mental health, mobility and respite.

PTSD Resolution

Charity Number: 1202649

PTSD Resolution provides free, prompt and effective mental health therapy for UK Armed Forces veterans, reservists and their families suffering from post-traumatic stress and related mental health conditions.

Founded in 2009, the charity has helped over 4,500 clients through a nationwide network of 200 qualified Human Givens therapists. Treatment typically resolves issues in an average of seven sessions at a cost of £940 per client, funded entirely through donations.

PTSD Resolution is accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists to the Quality Network for Veterans Mental Health Services and operates with minimal overhead – 93% of donations go directly to charitable objectives.

The charity works collaboratively with partner organisations across the veterans’ sector, with 60% of clients referred through partnerships and professional networks.

An integral part of its work is research using real world evidence to constantly improve the quality of therapy delivered by the therapist network. Results are reported in peer reviewed and published papers which demonstrate a high level of efficacy and acceptability of the service.

Our helpline is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Contact Information

http://www.ptsdresolution.org
contact@ptsdresolution.org
c/o Chantry House
22 Upperton Road
Eastbourne
BN21 1BF
0300 302 0551

Support Offered

Treatment uses Human Givens Therapy, a non-invasive approach delivered through one-to-one sessions either face-to-face locally or online. This compassionate method doesn’t require clients to relive traumatic experiences, with both client and therapist agreeing when treatment is complete.

The charity uniquely supports those other services often exclude – veterans in prison (across 35 institutions), those with addiction issues, and clients with complex diagnoses. Almost half of those who call decide to have therapy with appointments available within 14 days.

PTSD Resolution’s FAITH programme specifically supports family members affected by military trauma, recognising that 17% of clients are relatives of veterans.

The charity also provides trauma awareness training for partners as well as delivering Trauma Awareness Training for Employers (TATE), helping organisations recognise and support staff experiencing trauma symptoms.

Queen Mary’s Roehampton Trust

Charity Number: 211715

QMRT makes grants to charitable organisations which provide support to men and women who served in any of the Armed Forces of the Crown and who were injured or disabled in such service, and to their widows and other dependants. Beneficiaries are likely to be in receipt of a War Pension or an award from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

Contact Information

qmrt@hotmail.co.uk
2 Sovereign Close
Quidhampton
Salisbury
SP2 9ES

Support Offered

The Trustees meet the object of the Trust by making grants to any charitable institutions or organisations whose objects include the reception, accommodation, treatment or after-care of people who come within the Trust’s object as set out above. The Trustees may also make grants in aid of medical or surgical research into the needs of injured and disabled persons who served in the Armed Forces.

Mindful of the ever-changing landscape within the serving and ex-service community, and the evolving needs of beneficiaries, the Trustees review the grant-giving policy on an annual basis.

Applications are on an invitation basis only.

Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest

Charity Number: 1106126
Company Number: 5218014

Established in 1843, the Queen Victoria Seamen’s Rest (QVSR) is a charity which provides accommodation and welfare support to active and retired seafarers, veterans of the armed forces and others in need.
QVSR seeks to support each resident to achieve lifestyle and personal development goals whether this is simple companionship, the development of leisure interests, training and employment or a move to more independent living.

Contact Information

http://www.qvsr.org.uk
enquiries@qvsr.org.uk
121-131 East India Dock Road
Poplar
E14 6DF

Support Offered

QVSR’s Welfare Team assists residents with benefit applications and access to individual grants as well as providing support with medical and emotional issues through signposting to appropriate organisations. QVSR aims to provide an environment where residents are able to rebuild their lives, regain their self-confidence and make the transition from homelessness to more
independent living.
QVSR’s facilities include en-suite bedroom accommodation, modern restaurant and evening coffee shop, TV lounges, Wi-fi, snooker and pool, gym, Chapel, multi-faith or “quiet room” and garden.

RAF Benevolent Fund

Charity Number: 1081009
Scottish Charity Number: SC038109

The RAF’s leading welfare charity, providing practical, financial and personal lifetime support to all members of the RAF family whether serving or veterans and their families.

Contact Information

http://www.rafbf.org
mail@rafbf.org.uk
67 Portland Place
London
W1B 1AR
020 7580 8343

Support Offered

Provides practical, financial and – in some cases – emotional support to all members of the RAF family, regardless of rank, from childhood through to old age.

Help with top-up care fees

Help with disability

Adaptations
Equipment
Mobility
Death and Disablement in Service

Housing assistance
Education costs
Financial Need

Property Repairs

Welfare breaks

Support for the serving RAF

“Airplay” Youth Support Project
Childcare centres
Benefits and Money Advice Service
free relationship counselling

RAF Families Federation (under RAFA)

Represents the views and concerns of RAF personnel and their families to those who can make a difference, for example senior RAF and MoD staff and Ministers. The RAF FF is outside the chain of command and can promise an independent and confidential service.

Contact Information

http://www.raf-ff.org.uk
enquiries@raf-ff.org.uk
13-15 St Georges Road
Wittering
Peterborough
PE8 6DL
01780 781650

Support Offered

Parented by the RAF Association under contract

Anyone whose life is directly affected by the fact that a family member is serving in the RAF is entitled to be represented by the RAF FF. Respective partner, spouse, children, parents and close relatives by blood/marriage/civil partnership are all included.

REACT Disaster Response Ltd

Charity Number: 1163214

REACT Disaster Response is a humanitarian rapid-response charity operating in the UK and overseas. We train and deploy volunteer Response Teams to emergencies and disasters to help save lives and alleviate suffering, particularly for hard-to-reach and vulnerable communities in the immediate aftermath of crises.

REACT is closely aligned to the Armed Forces community. Our volunteers are predominantly military veterans, alongside serving personnel, blue light professionals and other skilled individuals. We repurpose military experience in leadership, planning, logistics and problem-solving to provide practical surge capability in complex, fast-moving emergencies. Through deployments and training, we also offer veterans and service leavers a continued sense of purpose, structured teamwork and an opportunity to apply their skills in service of communities during times of greatest need.

Contact Information

http://www.re-act.org.uk/
info@re-act.org.uk
Rooms 4-11
First Floor, Building 8
Chilmark Estates,Chilmark
SP3 5DU

Support Offered

REACT’s support and expertise is highly relevant to the Armed Forces community and to multi-agency emergency response. We mobilise trained volunteers (predominantly military veterans, alongside blue light professionals and other skilled individuals) to bring disciplined planning, leadership, logistics and “can-do” problem-solving into fast-moving, high-pressure environments. We work in support of statutory responders and humanitarian partners, helping to close critical gaps quickly and effectively.

Support and expertise include:

• Shared situational awareness & rapid needs assessment – gathering and analysing information quickly to build a clear on-the-ground picture and inform priorities.
• Incident management & coordination support – practical support to planning, liaison and multi-agency coordination, strengthening response capacity where teams are stretched.
• Last-mile logistics – rapid, flexible logistics to move people, equipment and relief items into hard-to-reach locations when time and access are constrained.
• Surge and specialist operational capability – short-notice deployments to augment local responders and partners, including specialist capabilities such as flood response.
• Volunteer management support – helping partners organise, task and safely coordinate volunteers during emergencies, including spontaneous volunteer groups.
• Training, capacity and resilience-building – training and preparedness support that strengthens community and organisational resilience, while enabling veterans to maintain skills, purpose and team identity through meaningful service.

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