# THE SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN AND FAMILIES ASSOCIATION - FORCES HELP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 210760
- **Other names:** SOLDIERS', SAILORS' AND AIRMEN'S FAMILIES ASSOCIATION, S S A F A FORCES HELP, SSAFA, ssafa, the armed forces charity
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 28, 1965
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=210760


## Contact

- **Address:** S S A F A, Queen Elizabeth House, 4 St. Dunstan's Hill, London
- **Postcode:** EC3R 8AD
- **Phone:** 0800 260 6780
- **Email:** simon.blum@ssafa.org.uk
- **Website:** www.ssafa.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE NEED, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, WHO IN EACH CASE SHALL SATISFY SUCH REQUIREMENTS AS THE COUNCIL MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SPECIFY BY REGULATIONS:1. MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF ALL RANKS OF ALL BRANCHES OF OUR LAND SEA AND AIR FORCES (`BENEFICIARIES');2. ANY PERSON WHO IS DEPENDENT ON A BENEFICIARY;3. ANY PERSON WHO WAS DEPENDENT ON A BENEFICIARY WHILE THAT BENEFICIARY WAS ALIVE;4. ANY PERSON ON WHOM A BENEFICIARY IS DEPENDENT; AND5. ANY PERSON ON WHOM A DECEASED BENEFICIARY WAS DEPENDENT.

**Activities:** RELIEVING THE NEED, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF THOSE SERVING OR HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS THROUGH- WELFARE ADVICE AND SUPPORT- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE/WELFARE SERVICES- HOUSING-SPECIALIST SERVICES TO MEET UNMET NEEDS OF ARMED FORCES COMMUNITY

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Brunei
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Falkland Islands
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Ireland
- Italy
- Nepal
- Northern Ireland
- Portugal
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £105826000 | £34025000 | £128273000 | 384 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £34120000 | £35147000 | £53535000 | 395 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £33035000 | £34416000 | £56757000 | 393 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £40242000 | £29742000 | £63051000 | 351 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £34479000 | £32887000 | £41883000 | 354 |



## Trustees

- Alexandra Milner — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Brigadier Timothy John Seal — appointed Dec. 13, 2022
- Charles Ness — appointed March 21, 2018
- David Harley Athol ROWE — appointed June 14, 2012
- Dr Angela Kathryn Holdsworth — appointed April 2, 2025
- Edwin Keith Marriott — appointed March 19, 2024
- Evelyn Strouts — appointed Sept. 28, 2016
- Kate Pennell — appointed July 15, 2021
- Lady Alexandra Walmsley — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Nick Baughan — appointed July 15, 2021
- Pravinkumar Navekar — appointed Dec. 13, 2022
- SIR SIMON JOHN BOLLOM KBECBFREng — appointed July 13, 2023