The Poppy Factory
Key takeaways
- The Poppy Factory exists to help veterans and their families into employment, so a request fits best where the project serves that aim.
- The register records no grants to other institutions for the latest year, and the annual report gives no grants figure, so a grant from this charity cannot be relied on and no typical request size can be given.
- Neither the annual report nor its website publishes an application process, so the sensible first step is to get in touch through the contact shown and ask whether it funds outside projects at all.
- Its published material does not say how competitive it is or when it considers requests, and it states no eligibility limits, so no organisation should be ruled out on that basis.
Overview
The Poppy Factory is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 225348).
The Poppy Factory is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that supports veterans and their families on the path to employment. It was founded to provide work for wounded, sick and injured veterans of the First World War. It runs an employment service and a Navigator service for veterans with health conditions and their families across England and Wales. It also provides paid work at its factory in Richmond, where people connected to the Service have made Remembrance products for over 100 years.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Poppy Factory supports veterans and their families towards meaningful employment. Its Veteran and Family Services provide specialist employment support to veterans and family members, including people facing mental or physical health conditions and other barriers to work. It also provides paid work at its Richmond factory for people with health conditions connected to Service. Support from partner charities, companies, trusts and foundations funds its Veteran and Family Services. Organisations can support specific parts of its Employment Service through a one-off gift or a multi-year commitment, and can fund initiatives aligned with their location, values or priorities. Its services operate across England and Wales.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 September 2021 | £4,128,630 | £4,658,258 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2021 |
| year to 30 September 2022 | £4,090,121 | £4,718,421 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2022 |
| year to 30 September 2023 | £4,544,207 | £5,211,080 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2023 |
| year to 30 September 2024 | £4,599,960 | £4,943,996 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2024 |
| year to 30 September 2025 | £4,767,358 | £5,443,651 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2025 |
— No grants figure for those years.
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
- poppyfactory.org/grants · read on 30 October 2026
- poppyfactory.org · read on 30 October 2026
- poppyfactory.org/about-us/who-we-are · read on 30 October 2026
- poppyfactory.org/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- 020 8940 3305source
- fundraising@poppyfactory.orgsource
- visit@poppyfactory.orgsource
- The Poppy Factory 20 Petersham Road Richmond, Surrey TW10 6URsource
- The Poppy Factory, 20 Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6UR.source
- poppyfactory.org
Applying to The Poppy Factory?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- 020 8940 3305source
- fundraising@poppyfactory.orgsource
- visit@poppyfactory.orgsource
- The Poppy Factory 20 Petersham Road Richmond, Surrey TW10 6URsource
- The Poppy Factory, 20 Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6UR.source
- poppyfactory.org