Alleyn Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Alleyn Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Alleyn Benevolent Fund reported income of £36k and spending of £19k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £45k to £36k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alleyn Benevolent Fund sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% 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 Christ Tabernacle - People Who Care (£36k), Batley Community Outreach Centre (£36k) and Universal Ease to Redress (£36k).