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title: "Best Armed forces charities in the UK | CharityCompare"
description: "Charity ratings for armed forces charities in the UK."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/armed-forces
retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:36:27.105Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
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# Armed forces charity ratings

Support for veterans and serving personnel. 125 armed forces charities rated. This is the ranked list.
For how to choose within the cause, use the review below.

[Read our armed forces giving review →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/causes/armed-forces)
| Charity | Score | Cause spend | Income | Scope |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-naval-sailing-association) | 99 | 92% | £782k | UK-wide |
| [THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION - CORPORATE BODY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-air-forces-association-corporate-body) | 98 | 88% | £22m | UK-wide |
| [ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/army-flying-museum-limited) | 96 | 73% | £1.3m | Local |
| [CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/care-of-police-survivors) | 93 | 81% | £661k | UK-wide |
| [INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/institution-of-royal-engineers) | 93 | 99% | £622k | UK-wide |
| [Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/yorkshire-air-museum-allied-air-forces-memorial) | 92 | 64% | £1.5m | UK-wide |
| [BEYOND FOOD FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/beyond-food-foundation) | 92 | 78% | £725k | UK-wide |
| [THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-naval-association) | 92 | 96% | £599k | UK-wide |
| [CARE FOR VETERANS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/care-for-veterans) | 91 | 94% | £5.9m | UK-wide |
| [DAME AGNES WESTON'S ROYAL CHARITY FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dame-agnes-weston-s-royal-charity-for-the-naval-service) | 91 | 93% | £971k | UK-wide |
| [THE CART SHED CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-cart-shed-charity) | 91 | 100% | £628k | Local |
| [THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION - FORCES HELP](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-soldiers-sailors-airmen-and-families-association-forces-help) | 90 | 87% | £106m | UK-wide |
| [BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/buckinghamshire-community-foundation) | 90 | 96% | £4.3m | UK-wide |
| [RAPID RELIEF TEAM](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/rapid-relief-team) | 90 | 96% | £3.5m | UK-wide |
| [VETERANS AID](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/veterans-aid) | 90 | 92% | £2.2m | UK-wide |
| [AF&V LAUNCHPAD LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/af-v-launchpad-limited) | 90 | 94% | £2.1m | Local |
| [Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/army-cadet-charitable-trust-uk) | 89 | 100% | £6.0m | UK-wide |
| [CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cambridgeshire-community-foundation) | 89 | 93% | £4.3m | Local |
| [ARMY FAMILIES FEDERATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/army-families-federation) | 89 | 100% | £1.4m | UK-wide |
| [CARE AFTER COMBAT](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/care-after-combat) | 89 | 96% | £973k | UK-wide |
| [UK ARMED FORCES WINTER SPORTS ASSOCIATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/uk-armed-forces-winter-sports-association) | 89 | N/D | £582k | UK-wide |
| [THE WELLSPRING(STOCKPORT) LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-wellspring-stockport-limited) | 89 | 99% | £570k | Local |
| [MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/midlands-air-ambulance-charity) | 88 | 67% | £20m | UK-wide |
| [THE MIKE GOOLEY TRAILFINDERS CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-mike-gooley-trailfinders-charity) | 87 | 100% | £13m | UK-wide |
| [UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/university-hospitals-birmingham-charity) | 87 | 79% | £6.2m | UK-wide |
| [WOODY'S LODGE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/woody-s-lodge) | 87 | 86% | £904k | Local |
| [BLIND VETERANS UK](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/blind-veterans-uk) | 86 | 85% | £28m | UK-wide |
| [ROYAL COMMONWEALTH EX-SERVICES LEAGUE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-commonwealth-ex-services-league) | 86 | 98% | £3.0m | UK-wide |
| [THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-hobson-charity-limited) | 86 | 91% | £1.8m | UK-wide |
| [THE MILITARY WIVES CHOIRS FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-military-wives-choirs-foundation) | 86 | 96% | £723k | UK-wide |
| [GROUNDWORK GREATER MANCHESTER](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/groundwork-greater-manchester) | 85 | 100% | £8.0m | UK-wide |
| [WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/wates-family-enterprise-trust) | 85 | 100% | £1.9m | UK-wide |
| [THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-british-legion) | 84 | 73% | £161m | UK-wide |
| [THE POLICE TREATMENT CENTRES](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-police-treatment-centres) | 84 | 99% | £7.3m | Local |
| [MISSION MOTORSPORT](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/mission-motorsport) | 84 | 94% | £1.3m | UK-wide |
| [THE FUSILIERS MUSEUM AND LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-fusiliers-museum-and-learning-centre-limited) | 84 | 98% | £521k | UK-wide |
| [THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-pears-family-charitable-foundation) | 83 | 100% | £29m | UK-wide |
| [Royal Marines Association - The Royal Marines Charity](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-marines-association-the-royal-marines-charity) | 83 | 61% | £6.2m | UK-wide |
| [THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-simon-gibson-charitable-trust) | 83 | 91% | £2.6m | UK-wide |
| [ON COURSE FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/on-course-foundation) | 83 | 98% | £821k | UK-wide |
| [BLUE LIGHT CARD FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/blue-light-card-foundation) | 83 | 92% | £724k | UK-wide |
| [ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-air-force-museum) | 82 | 80% | £19m | UK-wide |
| [CORNWALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cornwall-community-development-limited) | 82 | 91% | £4.9m | Local |
| [Broughton House - Veteran Care Village](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/broughton-house-veteran-care-village) | 82 | 99% | £4.5m | Local |
| [THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-shipwrights-charitable-fund) | 82 | 100% | £851k | UK-wide |
| [THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-national-army-museum) | 81 | 86% | £9.6m | UK-wide |
| [THE WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATING QUEEN MARY'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS AND AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE COMRADES ASSOCIATION)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-women-s-royal-army-corps-association-incorporating-queen-mary-s-army-auxiliary-corps-and-auxiliary-territorial-service-comrades-association) | 81 | 95% | £520k | UK-wide |
| [ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-british-legion-poppy-factory-limited) | 80 | 75% | £4.8m | UK-wide |
| [DEFENCE MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE BENEVOLENT FUND](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/defence-medical-rehabilitation-centre-benevolent-fund) | 80 | N/D | £189k | Local |
| [BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA)](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/british-limbless-ex-service-men-s-association-blesma) | 79 | 81% | £6.5m | Local |
| [THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-navy-and-royal-marines-charity) | 78 | 77% | £14m | UK-wide |
| [POLICE NOW](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/police-now) | 78 | 100% | £11m | UK-wide |
| [ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-engineers-association) | 78 | 100% | £1.4m | UK-wide |
| [KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-community-foundation) | 77 | 98% | £5.5m | Local |
| [THE ST. JOHN AND RED CROSS DEFENCE MEDICAL WELFARE SERVICE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-st-john-and-red-cross-defence-medical-welfare-service) | 77 | 100% | £4.2m | UK-wide |
| [Air Cadet Charity CIO](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/air-cadet-charity-cio) | 77 | 100% | £1.1m | UK-wide |
| [SUPPORTING WOUNDED VETERANS LTD.](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/supporting-wounded-veterans-ltd) | 77 | 88% | £923k | UK-wide |
| [SHREE GEETA BHAWAN](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/shree-geeta-bhawan) | 77 | N/D | £593k | Local |
| [SHUTTLEWORTH VETERAN AEROPLANE SOCIETY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/shuttleworth-veteran-aeroplane-society) | 77 | 100% | £289k | Local |
| [VICHAI SRIVADDHANAPRABHA FOUNDATION LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/vichai-srivaddhanaprabha-foundation-limited) | 77 | 98% | £273k | UK-wide |

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