We understand the risks you face on the front-line
which is why we are doing something to care for the welfare of both
you and your family, now and in the future.
Over the years, clients and employees of Towergate Wilsons have
donated time and money to make life easier for people in need of
support. including those serving HM forces personnel mentioned
below. Towergate Wilsons pays these donations through the Towergate
Charitable Foundation.
Towergate Wilsons support many Forces charities regularly making
donations to the charities listed below.
ABF The Soldiers Charity
For 66 years
ABF The Soldiers Charity (formerly Army Benevolent Fund) has worked
tirelessly to provide support to serving soldiers, former soldiers
and their families in times of need. The people we support include
those with disabilities or mental illness, people experiencing
homelessness or unemployment, and older people.
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
There to provide financial and
practical assistance to anyone who is serving or has ever served in
the RAF, and their partners and dependants too. The RAFBF provide
individual grants to help with care, housing and mobility, as well
as funding specialist services for members of the RAF family.
Naval Families Federation
The Naval Families
Federation (NFF) was established in 2003 to give Royal Naval and
Royal Marines’ families an independent voice. The NFF works with
the Chain of Command, service providers and the Government in order
to make them fully aware of the consequences their policies and
decisions make on the naval Service family as a whole.
Royal Hospital Chelsea
There are few institutions
in the United Kingdom with an unbroken three centuries of service
and none of them is so close to the heart of the nation as "The Men
in Scarlet", the Chelsea Pensioners, and their home, the Royal
Hospital Chelsea. Founded in 1682 by King Charles II and intended
for the 'succour and relief of veterans broken by age and war', the
Royal Hospital, with its Grade 1 listed buildings, still serves its
original purpose and intends to continue to further its role well
into the 21st century.
Combat Stress
Combat Stress is the
leading charity specialising in the care of British Veterans who
have been profoundly traumatised by harrowing experiences during
their Service career and who are suffering from poor mental health
as a result.
BLESMA
The British Limbless
Ex-Service Men's Association provides support and care for amputees
and other disabled ex service personnel.
Veterans Aid
Veterans Aid offers practical
and immediate help to veterans who are homeless or at risk of
becoming homeless. It provides accommodation, financial assistance,
food, clothing, advice, counselling and advocacy.
