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Blesma, The Limbless Veterans

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

DisabilityHealthMental health
CharityNational reach
Profile last updated: August 12, 2026

About

Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is a charity based in Chelmsford, United Kingdom working on disability, health, mental health.

Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is a UK armed forces charity founded after the First World War. It supports serving and ex-service men and women who have suffered limb loss, loss of use of a limb, eye or sight, or hearing loss, along with their families and widows. Support includes practical, emotional and financial help, welfare and prosthetics guidance, rehabilitation breaks, sport and activities, and peer connection through its membership. Blesma also campaigns for improved veterans' rights, pensions and prosthetic services. It supports members across the UK and is based in Chelmsford, England.

Location

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Organisation type

Charity

Charity number

1084189 / SC010315

Members

2,627

Focus areas

armed forces charitylimb lossveteransprostheticsrehabilitationwelfareadvocacy

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

DisabilityHealthMental health

Works for

People with disabilitiesVeteransFamiliesCarers

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningCommunity programmes

Programmes

Outreach programme

Disability · United Kingdom

Outreach Officers in each Blesma Support Officer region grow the association's reach, bring members together, strengthen member-to-member connections and raise awareness of its work.

Blesma Community Programme

Children & Youth · United Kingdom

Trains members to tell their stories and inspire resilience in young people, and provides leadership and public speaking opportunities, including visits to schools and prisons.

Blesma Families Project

Disability · United Kingdom

Research initiative into how veterans and their families cope with limb loss, producing recommendations for support and future research.

Countries of operation

United Kingdom

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLegacies

Ways to support

DonateLegacy givingFundraiseVolunteerCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Jubilee Sailing Trust

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