The Patron Armed Forces Initiative, supports current or retired members of the British Armed Forces who continue to defend freedom and our way of life, and who are facing difficulties as a result of their service.

Since 2010, we have raised approximately £5.3m for the Royal Marines Charity.

Our Partnership with The Royal Marines Charity

• The Royal Marines are world famous as the UK’s elite amphibious force – it’s a team commissioned to take on some of the most dangerous operations all over the world. The officers endless reach and relentless dedication to maintaining the country’s defences can leave them at risk of suffering both life changing injuries and death, this occurs at a hugely disproportionately rate to their size in the British Armed Forces.
• The RMA is the corps own charity and is specifically designed to support our serving personnel, our veteran community and their wider families offering lifelong support. Keith Breslauer is the Vice Patron of the RMA and each year participants from the Patron team volunteer to take part in a range of social activities in partnership with the RMA, both to test the team’s endurance and to better understand the impact that the RMA has on the Marines and their families.
• Historically, these activities have included a culminated number of mountaineering expeditions, outdoor adventures and formal events. The money we raise for the RMA is crucial supporting serving Marines, veterans and their families, including those who have suffered life changing injuries.

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D-Day Paddle

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a day of remembrance and respect, Keith Breslauer joined the RMA Paddle Group alongside 19 serving and veteran Royal Marines intending to paddle 87.5 nautical miles across the English Channel in folding Klepper Kayaks. Due to strong currents and high winds, the team paddled a total of over 108 nautical miles (over 200km). The first leg was followed by a littoral paddle of the Allied landing beaches, culminating in a re-enactment of the landings at Sword Beach along with 47 Commando Unit.

The paddle was organised by Royal Marine veterans, Lee Waters, Joe Maynard with Chris Maynard, and serving and old friends. The team had tremendous support from the Royal Marines Charity and an extensive team of exceptional people.

It was an honour for Patron to take part in these events alongside some of those who lived through D-Day all those years ago. Patron was the matching sponsor to the Paddle Group and help them in their efforts.

Patron is pleased to have supported this challenge for serving soldiers and veterans alike, highlighting the importance of global unity and peace, and giving us a solemn appreciation of the bravery of those who served to defend our freedom.

ROCK2 Recovery

• Rock2Recovery (R2R) is a not-for-profit company that provides support and coaching for the Armed Forces, Veterans and emergency service people.
• Patron provides facilities and free coaching rooms for 2 weeks a month for R2R in its London Office.
• From June 2022 to October 2023 Patron has hosted 489 sessions, which includes taking on approximately 23 new clients each month from the military and police force, which came to over 602 coaching hours.
• The support Patron gives and the reception they get is a critical part of R2R's success in helping these very vulnerable people.

RMA Dinner

• This year, Patron Capital hosed the RMA dinner , which raised approximately £1m.
• Through the course of the evening, guests enjoyed a successful live auction, dinner and inspiring speeches from representatives of the RMA in the spectacular setting of London’s Guildhall.
• We are honoured to host such a spectacular event each year for a cause so close the company’s team.

The Commando Challenge

• In July 2023, volunteers from Patron Capital took on the Royal Marines Endurance Course and Bottom Field Obstacle Course, successfully raising almost £4,500 for the RMA.
• We thank the officers and the trainers for their trust and dedication to our team, which was essential to testing their limits and to completing the challenge.

Tough Mudder

• In July 2023, a 12-strong team from Patron Capital successfully raised over £6,500 for the RMA as a part of the Charity’s Tough Mudder Challenge, hosted at one of the Marine’s military bases.
• The day was made up of two parts – an assault course, included as a part of the marine’s training, and a series of endurance challenges in the afternoon.

Forces Wives Challenge

• The Forces Wives Challenge (FWC) is a social enterprise that unites women who have partners in the Armed Forces (serving or veterans) through adventure and challenge. The shared purpose is fostering friendships, confidence and resilience so that they can tackle the challenges of military life together.
• Patron sponsored the charity's ‘Ride to Freedom Expedition’ to showcase the incredible power adventure can have on those living with a physical disability, mental health conditions and chronic illness. 
• The expedition took 8 members on the WWII Freedom Trail across the Pyrenees Mountains on horseback. 
• A large proportion of the money raised for the expedition went to the Armed Forces Equine Charity (AFEC), whose charitable aims closely align with the FWC, and whose activities are designed to tackle issues from loneliness to addiction and mental health problems to physical disability.

Climb to Recovery

• Climb2Recovery, run by an executive team of Royal Marines, supports other wounded, injured, sick veterans and service personnel and to help build all-important social networks and to aid both physical and mental recovery.
• The charity offers climbing courses for all abilities, including a fully-funded 4 to 5 day residential adaptive climbing course every month, with some climbers going on to develop a full career in climbing with qualifications.
• Over 2022/23, the charity delivered over 1000 training days (per person per day) to its 100 members (all wounded, injured or sick service people).
• All of these activities are carried at a cost of £110 000 per year and deliver a significant positive impact on the members and their families lives.
• This year, the team already have 4 new rock-climbing instructors and plan to introduce 20-30 new members to the programme this summer.
• Recently, Patron sponsored the FWC in a climb organised by Climb2Recovery, in a weekend to the Peak District with a purpose to aid physical and mental recovery for families of disabled veterans.

Erez Foundation

• The Erez Foundation is a non-profit organisation that supports the physical and mental rehabilitation and social independence of disabled soldiers, athletes, children and terminally ill children through adventure activities including, snow-ski, surf-ski and climbing. 
• The associations activities are focused on rehabilitation, empowerment, strength, independence and social integration. 
• These activities are exclusively run by volunteers.
• Patron is a leading supporter of the charity and as a part of this, this week, we are hosting 110 of or closest contacts  including the Patron team, investors, local partners and members from the Erez Foundation. 
• In March 2024, we were lead supporter of 4-week long, rehabilitation trips for 162 children from the communities that were devastated on Oct 7th. 

Other Events

• In addition, Patron has sponsored a multitude of activities and events for the RMA through the year including a team of Royal Marines, who took part in over 25 marathons across the UK in September and October in 2022.

The Veteran Games and Conference

• Patron is a founding sponsor of the Veteran Games and Conference, uniting more than 300 UK and Israeli wounded military veterans and their families for five days of sporting competition, discussion and social and cultural activities.
• The charity advocates for the fundamental role of sport and family in supporting ongoing recovery of veterans who have suffered physical and psychological challenges as a result of serving their country. 

We look forward to our continued Partnership with the RMA and the adventures to come in 2024.