The Benin Trust

Analysis

The Benin Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Benin Trust reported income of £63k and spending of £63k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £36k to £63k (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Benin Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Amber Valley (£63k), Weston Turville Wells for Tanzania (£63k) and Phoenix Bereavement Support Services Limited (£63k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.