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The Royal British Legion

veterans support organisation in the United Kingdom
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Summary

The Royal British Legion is a charitable organization[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of charitable_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Royal British Legion is located in London[3].
  • The Royal British Legion is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Royal British Legion's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[5].
  • The Royal British Legion's headquarters location is recorded as London[6].
  • The Royal British Legion's Commons category is recorded as The Royal British Legion[7].
  • 1921 marks the founding of The Royal British Legion[8].
  • The Royal British Legion's official website is recorded as https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/[9].
  • The Royal British Legion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Royal British Legion[10].
  • The Royal British Legion's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1414'}[11].
  • The Royal British Legion's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1586'}[12].
  • The Royal British Legion's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1514'}[13].
  • The Royal British Legion's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1708'}[14].
  • The Royal British Legion's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1675'}[15].
  • The Royal British Legion's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1774'}[16].
  • The Royal British Legion's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Royal British Legion'}[17].
  • The Royal British Legion's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RBL'}[18].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+151256000'}[19].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+163178000'}[20].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+159174000'}[21].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+175883000'}[22].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+143114000'}[23].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+137359000'}[24].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+153527000'}[25].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+147061000'}[26].
  • The Royal British Legion's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'pound sterling', 'amount': '+160711000'}[27].

Body

Founding

1921 marks the founding of The Royal British Legion[8].

Identity

The Royal British Legion's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RBL'}[18].

Operations

The Royal British Legion's headquarters location is recorded as London[6].

Why It Matters

The Royal British Legion ranks in the top 8% of charitable_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

charitable organization Jaroslav Křivánek London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · NGOgo · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Donations → {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+94082000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+96569000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+92733000'} +6
    Employees → {'amount': '+1414'}, {'amount': '+1586'}, {'amount': '+1514'} +3
    Bequest income → {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+19664000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+23766000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+28108000'} +2
    Total revenue → {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+151256000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+163178000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+159174000'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50190|batch #50190]]: UK NGOs finances 2026"
  2. 6w ago · NGOgo · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Scottish charity number → SC054446
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Scottish charity number: SC054446"
  3. 13w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Inception → +1921-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:The Royal British Legion
    Total revenue → {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+151256000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+163178000'}, {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+159174000'} +6
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987013339231605171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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