Airborne Forces Charities is a grant giving foundation which supports the well-being of serving and retired soldiers of the Parachute Regiment, associated units and youth organisations.

The Society is the only registered charity in the UK for architects, assistants, technologists and landscape architects and their dependants. We give practical help to people of all ages who have experienced illness, accident, bereavement or other personal misfortune. Our support ranges from grants and loans to accommodation and confidential advice.

The Army Benevolent Fund is the soldiers’ charity, providing financial and practical support to soldiers, former soldiers and their families in times of real need.

The BBA is here to assist barristers (past and present), members of the judiciary (past and present) and their dependants who are needy and deserving through difficult times, financially or ill health.

BEN is the automotive and partner industries' own charity offering help, support, financial assistance and advice to over 15,000 people in their own homes every year. The Fund also provides a home to over 350 disabled and elderly people in one of four nursing and residential centres. Any individual who works or has worked in one of the industries BEN encompasses is eligible for help along with their dependants.

The Benevolent Society was founded in 1886 to make a real difference to the daily lives of those who have worked in the drinks industry and now need help. Today, it helps more than 500 people from across the industry, providing financial grants, sheltered accommodation, care home facilities and support.

BTBS - the book trade welfare charity, offering support to people who have worked in the UK book trade (publishing, distribution, bookselling etc) for more than one year. Direct financial assistance through regular, long-term or one-off grants, housing at The Retreat and support through the confidential Book Trade Helpline - Freephone: 0808 100 2304

Caravan is the charity for people in the grocery, provisions, greengrocers and off-licence industries. We assist around 1,500 former workers from warehousemen and delivery drivers to sales representatives and checkout operators who, for a variety of different reasons, are struggling to cope. Assistance consist of quarterly cash payments and help with the essentials of modern day living and an annual home visit from our assessors. Caravan is the trading name of the National Grocers Benevolent Fund, A Registered Charity Reg. No 1095897 & Scottish Registered Charity No SC 039255. A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales No 4620683.

The Civil Service Benevolent Fund is the principal occupational charity for all current, former, and retired civil servants, and employees of associated public sector organisations. It provides help, advice, and grant giving services, and last year alone gave nearly £4 million in financial assistance to over 9,000 people.

Supporting community, youth, vocational projects and local charities in the Eastbourne area and nationally where appropriate. Providing international relief, and supporting the Rotary Foundation and such other charitable purpose, as the club shall decide from time to time. Rotary is Humanity in Motion.

It assists people in need who work or have worked in the electrical and electronics industries.

Elizabeth Finn Care is the UK’s largest direct grant-giving charity dedicated specifically to helping those in poverty. It helps people of all ages who struggle to cope due to long term physical or mental illness, family breakdown, bereavement or redundancy - and older people on inadequate pensions.

Erskine (formerly Erskine Hospital) was founded in 1916 to care for the wounded returning from World War I. Today, the charity provides unrivalled respite and long term care for young and old ex-Service men and women throughout Scotland. Over 70,000 have been cared for by Erskine and demographics indicate there is demand for places up to at least 2020.

Every 30 seconds in the UK, fire fighters are called to an incident, putting their lives on the line, and often sustaining physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties. The Fire Fighters Charity is here for fire fighters during their times of need, and assists over 11,000 individuals every year, by providing pioneering treatment and support services. Our modern, dynamic and award-winning charity has three UK centres, located in Cumbria, Devon and West Sussex, which offer varying combinations of therapy and recuperations services. Our pioneering new Beneficiary Support Service also offers local and remote assistance to people in need nationwide. It costs over £9 million every year to keep the Charity running, and with no government funding, we are completely reliant upon donations from the fire general public and fire community. Want to find out more? Visit www.firefighterscharity.org.uk

The Grand Lodge of Scotland is committed to developing its charitable work which takes the form of providing benevolent assistance for Freemasons, their widows and dependants who are eligible and the operation of Care Provision for Older People via its Residential Care, Day Care and Respite Services.

Relief of financial hardship of marine engineers

The Benevolent Fund supports members of the Guild of Motoring Writers and their families in times of need by providing advice, practical help, and financial support in the form of grants or loans.

It helps people who have worked in the hairdressing and beauty industries either by paying a quarterly beneficiary payment or by buying much needed equipment for the disabled. It also helps children of parents who have worked in the hair and beauty industries.

Hospitality Action is the hospitality industry benevolent organisation, helping past and present workers of all ages who are in crisis, such as the bereaved, the ill and the disabled. HA currently offers financial aid and information, and also supports a youth guidance scheme educating on alcohol and drugs misuse.

Following the recent experiences of The Household Cavalry in Afghanistan, this fund has been set up to provide financial support to injured soldiers and their families to provide financial assistance to injured soldiers and their families that the Armed Forces and NHS cannot.

It funds private psychotherapeutic treatment for military veterans troubled with post traumatic stress, nightmares, shakes, antisocial behaviour in order to get them back into the mainstream of life, using the human givens approach.

The charity provides financial support and advice to those who are or have been employed in the insurance industry and their dependent relatives. Help in excess of £1 million per annum is given to individuals and families in need of support.

The Trust will aim to help parents bereaved of a child in the Huddersfield area. Our main focus will be on assisting parents to pay for headstones and funeral expenses, with other financial issues being addressed on an individual basis.

The Law Society Charity is a charitable fund set up by the Law Society in 1974. It makes grants to a wide range of organisations and individuals, with a view to furthering law and justice.

It helps members and past members of the R.I.C.S. and their families in need.

The Market Research Benevolent Association exists to help those who work or have worked in market research in any capacity, whether as researchers, interviewers, or office staff, as employees or independents, and whether members of The Market Research Society or not.

The Melissa Nathan Foundation was provides financial support for families that are in crisis. The families might be struggling to cope with illness, incapacity, poverty or other domestic crisis. Whatever the cause, we want to help deal with the consequences.

The National Benevolent Fund for the Aged was founded to improve the quality of life for older people in the UK who live on a low income. NBFA does this by providing direct practical assistance through the provision of emergency telephone alarms; TENS pain relief machines as well as organising free holidays.

NCVS has supported voluntary and community groups in the Nottingham area by offering support, advice, training and a number of other services.

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PCA Benevolent Fund is committed to helping as many current/former cricketers as possible. It has helped to re-train retired cricketers in new skills, funded healthcare provision for tragically ill children of players, provided counselling in coping with depression, bereavement and addiction and funded vital operations to improve players’ lives.

Perennial - Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society is the UK's only charity dedicated to helping horticulturists in need. Its nationwide team of caseworkers provides advice to those who are working in, or retired from the industry, helping them to overcome problems related to ill-health or disability, low income, poor housing or running a small business. It also provides retirement homes and regular grants.

24 hours a day, of every day, of every month of every year Officers put their safety, their health, and sometimes their lives, at risk to protect us. Every year over 25 thousand Officers are assaulted. They are there for you; will you be there for them and their children.

poppyscotland (The Earl Haig Fund Scotland) was founded in 1921 to provide practical help to ex-Servicemen, women and their dependants. Today it provides financial assistance to individuals, pensions advice, supports the employment of disabled ex-Servicemen and donates to other charities providing specialist services

The Queen's Nursing Institute is a registered charity that supports community nurses and midwives in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with project funding, professional development, information networks, publications and campaigns. It also provides financial and personal support for community nurses who are no longer able to work through illness, injury, old age or disability.

The Railway Benefit Fund, formerly known as the Railway Benevolent Institution, was founded in 1858 to provide support to railway staff (active and retired) and their dependents when they needed help through illness, injury, bereavement, or adversity.

Retail Trust is the national charity for retail people. It offers help and support to people working in, or retired from, the retail industry. Services include a confidential Helpline (0845 766 0113), access to free counselling and legal advice, financial assistance and retirement accommodation in London, Derby, Glasgow and Liverpool.

The national charity dedicated to assisting members of the farming community who are suffering hardship. RABI provides assistance and support to those from the farming community who are in need.

The Memorial Fund was established to provide for a permanent memorial to those soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment who lost their lives serving in Afghanistan and to provide assistance to their families and those soldiers severely injured in the line of duty.

The Benevolent fund provides financial grants to Royal College of Nursing members; both past and present; who are experiencing financial difficulties. Grants are provided to assist at times of financial harship where illness, disabilty, family break up or loss of a job has lead to a drop in income.

The fund renders aid, financial or otherwise to members of The Royal Irish Regiment, their widows and/or dependants in times of need.

The RM 1939 War Fund exists to maintain the efficiency and 'esprit de corps' of the Royal Marines and to provide benevolence support for those in need. In addition to benevolence work, there are many other calls upon this fund. These range from the provision of wreaths for Rememberance services, support to veterans reunions and the RM Museum to the construction and maintenance of war memorials.

The RMBF was formed to relieve need, distress or hardship suffered by any person who is serving, has served or is a dependant of a Royal Marine, irrespective of rank. It also provides immediately on the death of either a serving RM or a reservist on duty a sum of money for the next of kin to help them cope with any pressing financial matters.

The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund is the leading charity for the medical profession. We help doctors and their families looking to return to work after accident, illness or other crisis; those looking for help to avert a crisis; and those needing help to retain dignity and self-sufficiency, where employment is no longer feasible.

The Sailors' Society provides a personal lifeline for seafarers on board and when they step ashore. Existing to enrich and enhance the well-being of seafarers in port through its Port Chaplains and centres, seafarers are offered practical help and wellfare, spiritual support and when in dire need, financial assistance and family liason. Our Port Chaplains visit thousands of ships during the year and are often the first to notice when all is not well on board. Reaching out to crew members of all ranks, without distinction for race, denomination, ethnic background or nationality, the Chaplains of the Sailors' Society offer a friendly presence, unconditionally greeting seafarers where they meet them. Working in a hundred ports and 30 countries the Chaplains regularly visit ships to dispense phone cards, news print from home, local knowledge, or transport to crews in nearby centres where facilities such as telephone and internet access are available.

The Confectioners Benevolent Fund provides advice, support and grants to employees from the confectionery industry and allied trades. The current number of beneficiaries it supports is 1350 - and this is growing! It has a number of volunteers who provide friendship by visiting beneficiaries as well as organising parties and outings.

UNISON Welfare offers wide ranging support to members of UNISON, the public service trade union, and their families. Help includes debt advice and support; financial assistance; family holidays; help following accident or illness and breaks for carers.

It provides financial assistance for deserving members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons or their relatives and dependents, and supports the profession through the Veterinary Surgeons' Health Support Programme and Vet Helpline.

It is a Charity set up to enrich the lives of individuals affected by a rare form of dwarfism called Majewski Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type II along with their families Individuals affected by MOPDII are classed as the smallest people in the world Please visit our website for more Info