Accessibility statement for The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
This accessibility statement applies to www.covenantfund.org.uk.
This website is run by The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
- zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet (external link) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Some header structure is not optimised for screen reader use
- Some sliders use a H1. We are exploring solutions to this and have plans to update
- Some older PDFs may not be optimised for screen reader use
- Some PDF links may not yet be labelled – we are working our way through these as quickly as possible.
- Some older information we have is relating to funding programmes which have now closed, which is not considered to be essential to providing our services.
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, e-mail info@covenantfund.org.uk with the words ‘access request’ in the subject line, and tell us which content you are trying to access. Our enquiries team will then contact you to discuss the best way of sending you the information in a format that is accessible to you.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, email info@covenantfund.org.uk
We’ll consider your request and aim to get back to you in three working days.
Applying for a grant
A third-party website from a company called Blackbaud (external link) provides our application form and grant management software. Clicking on our application portal takes you to that third-party site. If you have any difficulty accessing that site, e-mail info@covenantfund.org.uk with the words ‘access request’ in the subject line, and tell us which content you are trying to access. Our enquiries team will then contact you to discuss the best way of sending you the information in a format that is accessible to you.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) (external link).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard (external link).
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA Standard (external link), due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Some header structure is not optimised for screen reader use (this fails WCAG criterion 1.4.3 contrast)
- Some sliders use a H1. We are exploring solutions to this and have plans to update (this fails WCAG criterion 1.3.1 info and relationships)
- Some older PDFs may not be optimised for screen reader use
- Some PDF links may not yet be labelled – we are working our way through these as quickly as possible.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix PDFs or other documents from earlier funding programmes which have closed, or from older news stories on our website.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
Live video
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 11th February 2026. It was last reviewed on 10th April 2026.
This website was last tested on 11th February 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
The method used was a self-assessment of the website completed with our website partner, Attain Digital (external link). Attain used tools including Google Lighthouse ( external link) and WC3 guidance (external link) to determine the accessibility of this website. This website was also audited by Government Digital Services (external link) for the Cabinet Office.