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the bankers benevolent fund

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and people with disabilities. The Bankers Benevolent Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


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

Bank Workers Charity (BWC) is the only occupational benevolent fund for all current and former bank employees working in the UK and their families. The Charity's objects are the prevention and relief of poverty and advancement of health amongst bank employees, their families, children and dependents; advancement of education amongst the children of bank employees

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,502,296
Latest Expenditure
£5,484,136

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 188.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 16.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £815,207
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,687,089
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,722,796
Raising Funds £761,340
Governance £164,988
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£2,502,296£5,484,136£4,722,796£89,541,696£30,909,24537 / 0
2024£2,324,009£6,554,296£5,748,868£91,779,514£35,887,91338 / 0
2023£1,842,700£5,382,517£4,826,790£87,333,963£36,239,14834 / 0
2022£2,154,539£5,149,175£4,490,729£92,403,896£40,566,56933 / 0
2021£1,856,612£4,882,739£4,225,389£89,519,384£41,252,78135 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers