A wide range of charities have been established to provide support for police officers and their families.
You can follow the links below to find details of the services offered by the charities.
Association of Special Constabulary Officers ASCO was formed in 2018 and is the representative charity for all Special Constables, run by volunteer Special Constables for Special Constables, across the UK.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary Benevolent Fund The Avon and Somerset Constabulary Benevolent Fund was created in 1974 when the previous smaller Bristol, Somerset and Bath Constabularies were amalgamated.
Christian Police Association Founded in 1883, the Christian Police Association aim to support Christians in the police service and provide a link between the police and the Christian community.
Defence Medical Welfare Service The Police Medical Welfare Service is provided by DMWS, a registered charity that has been delivering professional welfare services to frontline workers since 1943.
North West Police Benevolent Fund The object of the fund is to relieve members when they are in need. None of us know when we, or members of our family, will find themselves in need - a family crisis, a sudden bereavement, an unexpected illness.
Police Care UK Police Care UK makes sure both serving and former colleagues who suffer harm, and their families, have someone to turn to when things get tough.
Police Chaplaincy UK Police Chaplaincy UK is the National body for Police Chaplains, formed in 2000
Police Firearms Officers’ Association (PFOA) Created by firearms officers in 2009, the Association became a registered charity in England and Wales in 2010. The PFOA has over 6,500 members UK-wide
Police Pensioners’ Housing Association The Police Pensioners’ Housing Association Ltd (PPHA) was founded in 1968 to establish sheltered warden assisted accommodation for police pensioners and their spouses.
Police Rehabilitation Centre, Flint House Founded in 1890 by Miss Catherine Gurney OBE and based in Hove, West Brighton until the Centre moved to its present location in South Oxfordshire in 1988.
South West Police Compassionate Fund The South West Police Compassionate Fund was formed by officers serving within Devon and Cornwall to create a benevolent fund to support members, their families, and newly bereaved partners.
Sussex Police Charitable Trust The Sussex Police Charitable Trust is a registered charity here to support our members in times of need, hardship or distress by providing financial support, recuperative breaks and advice and guidance.
The Blue Lamp Foundation The Blue Lamp Foundation was established in October 2010 by PC David Rathband after he was shot and permanently blinded by gunman Raoul Moat in Northumbria.
The Police Treatment Centres Miss Catherine Gurney OBE established a convalescent home for police officers called the Southern Police Convalescent Home in 1890 and the second one for northern police officers in Harrogate in 1897
Thin Blue Line UK The ThinBlueLineUK was established as a registered charity in 2019 after many years of raising awareness around police officers' mental health issues.
West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund Each year West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund provides financial and practical support to serving officers, retired officers, police staff and their families in times of hardship or distress.
Association of Retired Police Dog Charities Association of Retired Police Dog Charities was established in September 2020. Locally based Retired Police Dog (RPD) Charities have been in existence since 2005.
Care Of Police Survivors (COPS) Care of Police Survivors (COPS) was founded in March 2003 by Jim McNulty and Christine Fulton.
Police Children's Fund Provides financial assistance to support the education, development and wellbeing of the children of deceased or medically retired police officers from our 22 contributing forces across England and Wales.
The Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund The charity supports the children of serving and former officers of the Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police Forces.
The Police Children's Charity The original Northern Police Orphanage for children of deceased police officers opened in north England in 1898 by Miss Catherine Gurney.
Police Arboretum Memorial Trust The Police Arboretum Memorial Trust was started in 2015 to establish a new UKwide memorial that will complement the other memorials around the UK and be a place of ceremony, remembrance and quiet reflection.
Police Remembrance Trust In 2023 the Police Roll of Honour Trust and National Police Memorial Day Trust merged to create the Police Remembrance Trust.
The Police Memorial Trust The Police Memorial Trust was the brainchild of film producer, Michael Winner after the fatal shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher on 17 April 1984.
Scottish Police Benevolent Fund
Scottish Police Memorial Trust The Scottish Police Memorial Trust was founded in January 2003 to build and maintain a National Memorial which was unveiled by HRH The Princess Royal on 7 September 2004.