army benevolent fund

The charity supports other defined groups. Army Benevolent Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is armed forces or emergency service efficiency. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Charity's Objectives are to benefit persons who are serving or who have served in the British Army, or their dependants, in any charitable way by the provision of grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£38,740,182

Latest Expenditure

£15,993,849

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 23.6%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 57.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 43.8%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £33,310,585

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £3,152,286

Investments £2,277,311

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £9,161,365

Raising Funds £6,832,484

Governance £177,585

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£38,740,182	£15,993,849	£9,161,365	£118,490,941	£104,417,856	84 / 1000
2024	£15,259,562	£15,615,647	£9,148,077	£97,906,033	£83,116,092	83 / 1000
2023	£11,402,605	£14,675,195	£8,984,126	£92,860,312	£65,611,797	78 / 1000
2022	£11,157,055	£13,387,894	£8,427,858	£100,131,157	£71,527,134	79 / 1000
2021	£11,847,964	£12,308,072	£8,270,016	£93,889,583	£32,146,721	85 / 1000