Special Forces Club Benevolent Fund
Analysis
Special Forces Club Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Special Forces Club Benevolent Fund reported income of £675k and spending of £305k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £675k (+2631%), an average of +129% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 1099%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Special Forces Club Benevolent Fund sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tula Trust Limited (£674k), Christian Missions Charitable Trust (£675k) and The Vip - Violence Intervention Project (£674k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £4,000. Reserves of £151k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 95%
- Investments 1.2%
- Other 3.3%
In the charity's own words
The objective of the charity is to apply income and property to the support of those who served with the special forces or who organised resistance in enemy-occupied territories during the 1939-45 war, inclusive of relatives and dependants, together with special forces members who have served more recently.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Tula Trust Limited | Bushey | £674k |
| Christian Missions Charitable Trust | Cambridgeshire | £675k |
| The Vip - Violence Intervention Project | Watford | £674k |
| Community Activities Project Ealing (C.a.p.e.) | London | £675k |