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title: "Top rated UK Veterans charities — Clarity Score leaderboard"
description: "Highest-rated UK veterans charities ranked by CharityCompare Clarity Score."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/veterans
retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:24:00.811Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
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The highest Clarity Scores for veterans charities in our directory are listed below. Scores combine charitable spend efficiency, regulatory return filing history, and public transparency disclosures. Information only, not donation advice.

## Top 10 veterans charities by Clarity score

- 1 [CARE FOR VETERANS £5.9m · UK-wide Give with confidence 91/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/care-for-veterans)

Efficiency Excellent 95% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 5 trustees

Reserves 10.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 2 [VETERANS AID £2.2m · UK-wide Give with confidence 90/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/veterans-aid)

Efficiency Excellent 92% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 6 trustees

Reserves 9.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 3 [UK ARMED FORCES WINTER SPORTS ASSOCIATION £582k · UK-wide Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/uk-armed-forces-winter-sports-association)

Efficiency Unscored Filings pending

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 5 trustees

Reserves 7.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 4 [BLIND VETERANS UK £28m · UK-wide Give with confidence 86/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/blind-veterans-uk)

Efficiency Good 80% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 10 trustees

Reserves 13.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 5 [THE MILITARY WIVES CHOIRS FOUNDATION £723k · UK-wide Give with confidence 86/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-military-wives-choirs-foundation)

Efficiency Unscored Filings pending

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 9 trustees

Reserves 2.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 6 [THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY HOSPITALLER ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM OF RHODES AND OF MALTA £1.3m · UK-wide Give with confidence 85/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-association-of-british-members-of-the-sovereign-military-hospitaller-order-of-st-john-of-jerusalem-of-rhodes-and-of-malta)

Efficiency Good 76% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 11 trustees

Reserves 7.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 7 [THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION £161m · UK-wide Give with confidence 84/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-british-legion)

Efficiency Good 76% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 16 trustees

Reserves 7.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 8 [Broughton House - Veteran Care Village £4.5m · manchester Give with confidence 82/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/broughton-house-veteran-care-village)

Efficiency Excellent 95% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 11 trustees

Reserves 2.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 9 [ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY FACTORY LIMITED £4.8m · UK-wide Give with confidence 80/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-british-legion-poppy-factory-limited)

Efficiency Good 76% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 11 trustees

Reserves 5.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 10 [BRITISH LIMBLESS EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION (BLESMA) £6.5m · chelmsford Give with confidence 79/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/british-limbless-ex-service-men-s-association-blesma)

Efficiency Good 80% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 9 trustees

Reserves 78.0 Mo Financial cushion

Scores combine Accountability & Finance and Transparency beacons.
[How we score](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)