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british council benevolent fund

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and other defined groups. British Council Benevolent Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in Gabon, England And Wales, and various other locations.


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 British Council Benevolent Fund's charitable purpose is the alleviation of financial hardship for British Council employees, both past and present, and their families, globally. The overriding criterion for assistance being immediate need and financial difficulty for example as a result of illness, bereavement, natural disaster such as earthquakes/floods or in areas of conflict.

Fundraising

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Gabon Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua And Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan The Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia And Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France The Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Burma Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Ireland Romania Russia Rwanda St Kitts And Nevis St Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa San Marino São Tomé And Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Eswatini Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad And Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Serbia Congo (Democratic Republic) Zambia Zimbabwe Montenegro Antarctica East Timor Occupied Palestinian Territories Kosovo Akrotiri American Samoa Anguilla Aruba Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Christmas Island Cocos (KEELING) ISLANDS Cook Islands Easter Island Falkland Islands Faroe Islands French Guiana French Polynesia Gibraltar Greenland Guadeloupe Guam Guernsey Hong Kong Isle Of Man Jersey Macau Martinique Mayotte Montserrat New Caledonia Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands Puerto Rico Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena Sint Maarten Saint Pierre And Miquelon South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Svalbard And Jan Mayen Taiwan Tokelau Turks And Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands Wallis And Futuna South Sudan Dhekelia

Financial Information

Latest Income
£42,477
Latest Expenditure
£41,342

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 97.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 97.3%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£42,477£41,3420 / 10
2023£25,595£61,0870 / 10
2022£71,741£75,0150 / 10
2021£37,425£51,4360 / 10
2020£21,006£39,8910 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers