Rifles Regimental Trust

The Rifles Regimental Trust, established on 3 May 2007 following the formation of The Rifles Regiment, is a UK charity dedicated to promoting the efficiency, welfare, and cohesion of the Regiment and its antecedent units. Its mission centers on sustaining regimental ethos, operational effectiveness, and heritage through direct support to serving Riflemen, veterans, their families, and dependents. Core values of service, duty, mutual support, remembrance, and pride guide its work, with trustees drawn from military leadership ensuring alignment with armed forces culture. Distinctively, it consolidates funds from antecedent charities, blending immediate welfare with long-term identity preservation via investment income for sustainability.

The Trust funds targeted welfare programmes including hardship relief, mental health services, family support during deployments, adventure training, regimental sports, rehabilitation, and educational/heritage initiatives like museums, memorials, and commemorative events. Key beneficiaries are exclusively the Rifles family, with notable grants to The Rifles Benevolent Trust's Care for Casualties and Always a Rifleman programmes, battalion sports, and individual aid, fostering community resilience and esprit de corps.

Eligible entities are UK-registered charities with direct regimental connections, such as embedded welfare organisations or museums; no income thresholds apply, but only those identified via regimental networks qualify—no unsolicited applications. Grants range from £250–£2,500 for individuals to £5,000–£30,000 for projects, awarded on a rolling basis through quarterly trustee meetings with no public deadlines. It excludes non-military or unconnected activities, international support, core funding for general charities, and external enquiries, uniquely focusing solely on the Rifles ecosystem for precise, network-driven impact.