Registered charity  No. 1298457 Est. 2019 · United Kingdom
Phoenix Foundation emblem Phoenix FoundationRecovery of the Human
An International Recovery Charity

We restore the people
who defended us.

The Phoenix Foundation funds and coordinates the mental and psychological recovery of service members worn down by war. Not weapons. Not warehouses of aid. The one thing that gives a person their life back.

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United Kingdom Registered charity · Established MMXIX
Founded
2019United Kingdom
People supported
4,200+Across 6 nations
Partner organisations
38Clinics, charities, units
Independently audited
AnnuallyFull accounts published
Our Mission

When the fighting stops, the hardest recovery begins.

Modern support for those who serve is measured in equipment and supplies. But equipment does not carry a person home from what they have seen. The Phoenix Foundation exists for the recovery that is hardest to fund and easiest to overlook — the mind.

I.

Psychological Recovery

We fund evidence-based mental health care — trauma therapy, PTSD treatment, and clinical rehabilitation — delivered by accredited practitioners for those exhausted by war.

II.

Return to Life

Recovery does not end in the clinic. We support the return to family, work, and stability — the practical footing a person needs to rebuild a life worth living.

III.

Dignity & Confidentiality

Every case is handled with discretion and respect. We serve the individual, not the headline. No one is asked to become a story in exchange for care.

How We Operate

A foundation that connects, funds, and delivers.

The Phoenix Foundation is a coordinating charity. We rarely act alone — we bring the right organisations together and finance the work through disciplined, transparent campaigns.

Step 01

Identify Need

Partner units and clinics refer service members who need mental recovery support but lack the means to access it.

Step 02

Connect Partners

We match each case to accredited clinicians and specialist charities, building a single recovery pathway around the person.

Step 03

Fund the Work

We finance care through coordinated appeals and awareness campaigns — every appeal ring-fenced to its purpose.

Step 04

Report Outcomes

We track completion and publish outcomes. Partners see exactly what their contribution restored.

Our Initiatives

The work, in the open.

We publish the appeals we are funding now and the outcomes of the work we have completed. See all initiatives →

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Front-Line Fatigue: Ukraine Recovery Programme

Treatment places for Ukrainian service members referred by their unit medical officers after prolonged combat. About £2,900 funds one person's assessment, clinical rest and trauma therapy.

£118,400 committedof £350,000
120 places · Kyiv & Lviv partner clinics · about £2,900 per person
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ActiveUK

Aftermath: PTSD Treatment for Veterans

Funded courses of trauma-focused therapy for UK veterans on NHS waiting lists, begun within weeks with an accredited private clinician. About £1,760 covers one veteran's course.

£93,000 committedof £150,000
85 places · England & Scotland · about £1,760 per course
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Completed 2024UK

Homecoming: Combat Stress Retreats

Five-day residential retreats for veterans of overseas deployments, pairing clinical therapy with structured peer support. Veterans attended in intakes of twenty — 240 in all, at about £880 a place.

£212,000 raisedFully funded
Outcome: 240 veterans completed the programme across twelve intakes. Follow-up at 6 months recorded a measurable reduction in trauma symptoms in 78% of participants.
Our Impact

Measured in people, not tonnage.

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4,200+
Service members supported since 2019
£1.9M
Directed to recovery to date
6
Nations: UK, Poland, Baltics, Ukraine & more
92p
Of every £1 reaches recovery programmes
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The recovery no one else will fund.

Every initiative is funded through its own dedicated campaign on a trusted fundraising platform. Choose a cause and give directly to it — or, for foundations and institutional donors, partner with us on co-funded programmes.