Garrison Welfare

Analysis

Garrison Welfare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Garrison Welfare reported income of £56k and spending of £55k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £21k to £56k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 248%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Garrison Welfare sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ra Mess, Royal Artillery Barracks, Larkhill (£52k), Royal Navy Heritage Collection (£59k) and The Royal Lancers Museum Trust (£50k).