The Tax Advisers' Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The Tax Advisers' Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2026, The Tax Advisers' Benevolent Fund reported income of £35k and spending of £52k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £18k to £35k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Tax Advisers' Benevolent Fund sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Muslim Student Fund (£35k), Newlife Trust (£35k) and Newcastle West End Children's Community (£35k).