The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help

Analysis

The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help reported income of £33.2m and spending of £33.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £40.2m to £33.2m (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help 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 Practical Action (£33.1m), Innovate Trust Ltd (£33.3m) and Human Capability Foundation (£32.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46%, donations and legacies 31%, investments 16% and trading 6.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.3m. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £127.6m would cover about 45 months of spending at that rate. It employed 388 people.