The charity was launched in October 2007 and, with the backing and support of celebrities, including Jeremy and Francie Clarkson, the Royal Family, the media and countless ordinary decent people, it has raised over £1m a month since then.

Help for Heroes is strictly non-political. We have no affiliation with any political party and we  do not endorse the use of our name for the promotion of any political viewpoint. The money that we raise at Help for Heroes is used to support wounded Servicemen and women of every colour and creed and we strongly oppose any individual or political party who believes otherwise, and those who seek to use the charity’s name for their own political gain.

Read about our wonderful team in Downton & Tidworth . . .
 
The message is simple: H4H does not seek to criticise or be political, we simply want to help and to do so by asking everyone to do their bit to raise money. Once that money is raised, we go to the experts in the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force for guidance as to how best to spend it. It is our intention to spend all we raise on the practical, direct support of those wounded in the service of our country since 9/11.  

Read about our Headley Court Project . . .
 
We give capped grants to those charities and groups best able to provide the facilities and services we want our men and women to have.  We do not deliver individual benevolence, as that is the work of existing Service Charities which we work very closely with.

Read our Annual Review . . .

When we began, we wanted to ensure that we would be as efficient as possible so our policy is money in and money out. We are not trying to build large reserves, we want your money to be used and quickly. We have either spent or allocated £24m to date on facilities and services. We can spend all we get, so don’t stop!
 
We set up H4H Trading to sell products and the profits from these sales mean that we can cover nearly all of our operating costs so rest assured, if you give us £10,  currently at least £9.80 will go to the cause…. and that is better than any other charity we know of.
 
We are working hard to raise more money and we are passionate about what we are doing. It is needed, it is appreciated and we are making a real difference to the lives of some extraordinary young men and women. Please join us in helping our Heroes.
 
Thank you
 
The Help for Heroes Team

How we spend your money

Some of examples of how your donations have been spent.

Headley Court: The £8m Help for Heroes Rehabilitation Complex at the TriService Rehabilitation centre in Epsom, Surrey, is under construction and due to open in the spring of 2010.


Combat Stress: We are funding the £3.5 extension to the treatment centre at Leatherhead and the complex will be finished in May 2010.
 

Norton House: We have contributed £500,000 to SSAFA - Forces Help, towards the provision of a Relative’s House at Selly Oak. The house is a ‘home from home’ for the relatives visiting their loved ones in hospital. The house opened earlier this year and has been a resounding success.
 
Battle Back: We fund Battle Back, the military initiative based at Headley Court, that enables the wounded to enjoy adventure training and many of them are now training to compete at international level.
 

Troop Aid: We support Troop Aid who supply all of our wounded with a grab bag of essentials to make their stay at hospital more comfortable.
 

Skill Force: We have provided funds to enable rehabilitating servicemen to undergo an internship and learn new skills working with and inspiring schoolchildren.


Not Forgotten Association: A grant of £60k all ring-fenced for post 9/11 injured and or with disabilities and 50% of the grant specifically to support the participation of servicemen and women (including staff carers where necessary) from DRMC Headley Court, including a proportion of the event overhead.
 
Blesma: We have provided funds to go towards funding four adventurous events organised by BLESMA, including a transatlantic yacht race, a ski trip to Colorado, ski bobbing in Austria and the 2009 Fastnet challenge.

 
Launch Pad to Life: Our latest appeal, announced in March 2009, is to raise £20m to provide seven Personnel Recovery Centres for the wounded. The wounded will be able to live in purpose built houses in seven regional centres while they learn new skills to equip them for their futures, whether in the military or on to civilian life.

The first centre, The Mark Wright GC house in Edinburgh, opened in August 2009 and houses in Colchester, Catterick, Tidworth and Aldershot will follow this as quickly as we can raise the funds and build them.

Thank you

The Help for Heroes Team