Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2025
Royal British Legion (RBL)

Impact Report 2025

The Royal British Legion is the UK's largest armed forces charity, supporting serving and ex-serving personnel and their families across 66 countries. In 2025, the RBL awarded £11.8m in grants and secured £24.5m in War Pensions awards through tribunal representation. 64 competitors were selected for Team UK at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025, supported by the Battle Back Centre. The RBL operates through 180,000 members and 110,000 volunteers. A new 10-year strategy was launched to respond to the changing needs of the Armed Forces community.

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📋About

RBL support helpline (0808 802 8080, 8am-8pm 7 days); casework and specialist support (financial, welfare, housing, employment, care); Battle Back Centre (adaptive sport, adventurous activities, wellbeing for wounded/injured/sick personnel); care homes (Galanos House and others); tribunal representation (War Pensions); Poppy Appeal; Poppy Supporter; remembrance events and campaigns; Poppyscotland; membership network (branches UK-wide) Custom geography from upload: UK-wide and 66 countries

📊Key Metrics

Households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries; £11.8m in grants awarded to those in need; 180,000 members and 110,000 volunteers Key Metric 1
£24.5m in War Pensions awards secured through tribunal representation; beneficiaries completed recovery courses at Battle Back Centre; 64 competitors selected for Team UK at Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 Key Metric 2
Care home residents supported to live independently; RBL support helpline operational 8am-8pm, 7 days a week, 0808 802 8080; new 10-year strategy launched to support changing needs of Armed Forces community Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Invictus Games Team UK: 64 competitors selected — Battle Back Centre involved with Invictus Games since 2016; Scottish Welfare Fund guidance amended to disregard Guaranteed Income Payments for veterans; Scottish Census consultation engagement to protect veteran status question
  • 10-year strategy launched responding to changing needs of Armed Forces community; policy work across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland; VALOUR Workshop in Northern Ireland; MP briefings on Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
  • Founded 1921 by Field Marshal Earl Haig; UK's largest armed forces charity; 180,000 members; 110,000 volunteers; supporter Naomi Hall features in impact report cover; funded through Poppy Appeal and donations

📍Geography

UK-Wide

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