The Institution of Structural Engineers Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The Institution of Structural Engineers Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03087463). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Institution of Structural Engineers Benevolent Fund reported income of £107k and spending of £92k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £74k to £107k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Institution of Structural Engineers Benevolent Fund sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Future-Fit Foundation (£107k), The Burma Star Memorial Fund (£107k) and Family Food Action (£107k).