POA Welfare Fund
At a glance
Key takeaways
- POA Welfare Fund invites other charitable organisations to apply for grants for the relief of the poor, and it lists its geographic focus as National.
- Its website says the Welfare Committee reviews applications and approves grants at its meetings, and the trustees choose which charitable organisations receive grants at their discretion, so a request should show plainly how the work relieves poverty or sickness.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but the annual giving and grant range are not stated, so a small organisation should ask the Fund what scale of grant it might consider rather than assume an amount.
- The Fund does not fund applications to assist with debt, and individual assistance is limited to contributing members, so a charity whose work is debt-related, or whose beneficiaries are not contributing members, should not expect individual grants from it.
Overview
POA Welfare Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1117527).
POA Welfare Fund is a registered charity whose objects are the relief of the poor and of sickness. It makes grants to past or present members of the POA in cases of need, hardship or distress, and to other charitable organisations for the relief of the poor. Its grants take the form of money, including time-limited weekly allowances for a particular need, grants for sudden distress, specialist equipment, and travelling expenses for visiting people in hospital, convalescent homes or children's homes.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Fund's stated objects are relief of the poor and sickness. Its website describes assistance for contributing POA members in distress and for those needing to attend Fire Fighters recuperation centres. It lists time-limited weekly allowances for a particular need, grants for sudden distress, specialist equipment and travel expenses for visiting people in hospital, convalescent homes or children's homes. It also invites applications from other charitable organisations for the relief of the poor. Applications are reviewed by the Welfare Committee and grants approved at meetings. The trustees choose which other charitable organisations receive grants at their discretion.
Themes
- Poverty relief
- Sickness relief
- Hardship support
- Specialist equipment
- Travel expenses
Geographic Focus
National.
What they don't fund
- Applications that are to assist with debt
- Assistance to anyone who is not a contributing member
How to apply
Other charitable organisations may apply for grants for the relief of the poor; the Welfare Committee reviews applications and approves grants at its meetings.
Who can apply:
- Past or present members of the POA
- Other charitable organisations
- To receive assistance from the Charity you must be a contributing member.
What to send:
- Bank/Building Society Statement — Most recent full monthly statement
- Payslip/Pension Advice — Most recent wage slip
- Copies of outstanding bills
- Please sign and return this form with your application form.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £402,604 | £289,587 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £381,100 | £343,712 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £401,301 | £282,116 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £472,673 | £336,930 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £450,855 | £430,040 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- poauk.org.uk/support/welfare-fund · read on 31 October 2026
- poauk.org.uk/picture/upload/file/Welfare%20Fund%20Form%20(2 · .pdf (read on 31 October 2026
- poauk.org.uk/contact · read on 31 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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