The Our Mission and Purpose

Our Mission: We are the No.1 provider of welfare, comradeship, representation and Remembrance for the Armed Forces community.

Our Purpose: We stand shoulder to shoulder with all who Serve Welfare: The Heart of the Legion

Our interventions answer 160,000 calls for help a year

Our welfare spend is £72m a year, or £200,000 a day

We have directly helped 16,000 veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and their families

Defence Recovery Capability will receive £50m to help wounded, injured and long-term sick

A free, Independent Inquest Advice Service for Armed Forces bereaved Welfare: The Heart of the Legion

In its first six months, “Be the Boss” registered 500 recent Service leavers to help them set up their own business

Our Benefits and Money Advice service helped write off £15m in debt and claim £6m in benefits

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme improvements added £20m to most seriously injured

We represent one-third of claims made by Armed Forces wounded in Afghanistan Welfare: The Heart of the Legion

Our 3,500 volunteer caseworkers paid 25,000 home visits

5,000 short breaks for the elderly, 1,400 Family and Adventure breaks for children in need, plus holiday breaks for bereaved family members

3,500 provided with aids to daily living worth £5.2m; a further 11,230 given immediate aid worth £6.1m

Handy vans helped 2,130 homes with nearly 12,000 small jobs to help with independent living Partners in Recovery

The Royal British Legion is giving £50million towards the recovery of Armed Forces wounded, injured and long-term sick

Four Personnel Recovery Centres will be built by and operated by The Royal British Legion in partnership with the

Will benefit personnel of all Services

The Legion will also create, equip and operate The Royal British Legion Battle Back Centre for adaptive sport and adventurous training Direct Care and External Grants

The Legion provides direct, practical and immediate welfare relief. Everyone in Service, or who has ever Served, and their families are eligible for our support

We also provide external grants to many Service charities, such as £1.8 million for Combat Stress and £2.6 million for St. Dunstan’s

New services this year: Be The Boss

Independent Inquest Advice Service Successful Campaigns

The Royal British Legion is the most effective campaigning charity in the UK, according to an independent survey of MPs

Our 'Time To Do Your Bit' campaign is Number 1 for MP awareness and support

We have campaigned successfully for higher compensation for the injured and better welfare conditions for all Service families Celebrating 90 Years’ Service

The Royal British Legion was formed on 15th May 1921, making this our 90th continuous year of service

We have many celebrations planned, from concerts in cathedrals across the nation to a Great Poppy Party Weekend in June

There will also be exciting Combined Services sports, a bicycle rally from Land’s End to John O’Groats, and a special service in Westminster Abbey

For more information, visit www.britishlegion.org.uk/about- us/90th-anniversary A Strong, Trusted Brand

Although the 26th charity in revenue, we are the second in terms of brand reputation, the 7th most trusted and the 4th largest in terms of news

The Legion is rebranding itself as a contemporary Armed Forces charity through tradition, new and social media

We enjoy celebrity engagement from sport (Premiership League plus others); music (, The Saturdays, Iron Maiden); film and television (X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, Eastenders); plus individuals as varied as Stephen Fry, David Tennant, Jack Dee, Jimmy Carr, and Paul O’Grady Members and Volunteers

The Royal British Legion enjoys the support of more than 1 million members, donors and volunteers caseworkers and fundraisers

Members and volunteers are organised through 2,600 branches in the UK

Supporters are also engaged through Twitter and Facebook, with 1.8 million followers

Whether sharing memories through of Remembrance or joining hands on a Fundraising adventure, our supporter base provides comradeship opportunities for all ages Fundraising and Poppy Appeal

The Royal British Legion raises about half of the funds it needs for its Welfare work through the Poppy Appeal

The 2010 Poppy Appeal had a target of £36m and the poppy was worn by 44m people

It was launched by girl group The Saturdays at Garrison, where 16 Air Assault Bde had recently deployed to Afghanistan

Fundraising goes on year-round, through events such as Pedal to Paris and our popular Poppy Lottery Remembrance and Learning

As Custodian of Remembrance, the Legion is responsible for such national observances as the Festival of Remembrance and the Cenotaph march past

We also hold the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, home to the Armed Forces Memorial to post-war Remembrance

Our Silence in the Square from is webcast to schoolchildren around the world

Remembrance forms a central part of our mission to educate young people on the contemporary relevance of sacrifice.