Help for Heroes

Analysis

Help for Heroes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06363256). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Help for Heroes reported income of £22.8m and spending of £23.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £18.5m to £22.8m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Help for Heroes sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hand in Hand for Aid and Development (£22.7m), Emh Care and Support Limited (£22.9m) and Lhasa Limited (£22.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, investments 7.6% and trading 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12.2m. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 39%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33k. Reserves of £52.8m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 288 people.