Churchill Lines Foundation

The Churchill Lines Foundation (CLF), charity number 1158677, is a UK-registered company limited by guarantee dedicated exclusively to providing welfare support for serving and former members of Churchill Lines—a specialist British Armed Forces unit linked to Ministry of Defence MAB7—and their dependants. Established to relieve need, hardship, or distress, CLF embodies values of solidarity, remembrance, and practical aid, led by chair Roger Lewis and a board of trustees. Its mission emphasizes wellbeing, rehabilitation, community cohesion, and preserving regimental heritage through discreet, tailored interventions that honor the legacy of its beneficiaries.

CLF funds direct welfare needs, including emergency financial aid, access equipment and home adaptations for the injured, respite breaks, educational group lectures, guest speakers, battlefield tours, and remembrance events. These activities foster long-term support and regimental bonds, prioritizing immediate relief alongside heritage preservation for its tightly defined beneficiary group.

Eligibility is highly specific: only individuals directly affiliated with Churchill Lines (current/former members and families) qualify, identified via internal referrals or trustee discretion—no external organizations, charities, or unaffiliated applicants. Funding is UK-centric, focused on this regimental network, with no income thresholds or geographic sub-restrictions beyond beneficiary location.

Grants are not publicly disclosed for privacy and security, typically in the low thousands per beneficiary, with annual welfare spending of £20,000–£50,000. CLF does not accept unsolicited applications or operate formal processes; decisions occur on a rolling basis at quarterly trustee meetings. Distinctively, it rejects broad charitable funding, core/project support for outsiders, or competitive programmes, setting it apart as a confidential, specialist military welfare provider circumscribed by constitutional ties to Churchill Lines.