# The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1153247 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1153247)
- Latest income: £5,706; spending £5,015
- What it funds: Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Armed forces / emergency services, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Other charitable activities
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire
- Other names: Gloucestershire Airborne Forces Association (working)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/parachute-regimental-association-gloucestershire-branch

Financial and moral support to association members, widows and immediate dependants who require assistance with physical health, mental health or age or related problems.Support to Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces charities.General support for other Army related charities.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £5,706 | £5,015 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | £377 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £146 | £1,047 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £430 | £804 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £1,182 | £1,264 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> A) to promote the efficiency of the Parachute regiment and airborne forces by any charitable means including but not limited to fostering esprit de corps and maintaining contact between past and present members. B) to relieve either generally or individually persons who are serving or who have served in the Parachute regiment and airborne forces or the dependants of such persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.c) to commemorate and remember those members, or former members, of the armed forces of the crown who have lost their lives or suffered injury, or put themselves at risk of loss of life or injury, in service to the public.

## What it funds

The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability, prevention or relief of poverty and armed forces / emergency services for older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services. In its latest reported year The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch reported income of £5,706 and spending of £5,015. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £8,507 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire.

### Does The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch give each year?

The register does not break out The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £5,015. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,701 a year.

### How large is The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch?

In its latest reported year The Parachute Regimental Association Gloucestershire Branch reported income of £5,706 and spending of £5,015.


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