# The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1037208 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1037208)
- Website: https://ravcassociation.co.uk
- Latest income: £52.7k; spending £26.5k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ravc-welfare-and-benevolent-fund

(1) To promote the efficiency of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps by fostering esprit de corps, comradeship, welfare & preserving traditions. (2) Relief of past & present members of the RAVC & their dependents in need by virtue of financial hardship, sickness or effects of old age by grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and disability for older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund reported income of £52.7k and spending of £26.5k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (ravcassociation.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund reported income of £52.7k and spending of £26.5k.


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