# Red V Blue

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1216626 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1216626)
- Website: https://redvblue.org.uk
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/red-v-blue

Red V Blue's activities: Flagship annual event pits Red vs Blue teams in multi-sport/games comp (football, athletics, esports, tug-of-war etc.) for points & funds via fees/sponsors/merch. Supports UK emergency services. Plus: corporate partnerships, donations, grants, community events, digital campaigns for sustained fundraising. Inclusive, community-focused.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> For the public benefit, to preserve and protect the good health and relieve the needs of emergency service personnel (including police, fire and rescue service, ambulance service and frontline NHS staff) and their immediate families in England and Wales in particular by making grants to registered charities and other charitable organisations that provide mental health support, rehabilitation, welfare advice, financial hardship relief, bereavement assistance and other related services.

## What it funds

Red V Blue is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and disability; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Red V Blue in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (redvblue.org.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.

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