Wiltshire Police Benevolent Trust
Analysis
Wiltshire Police Benevolent Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devizes. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Wiltshire Police Benevolent Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £6,629, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £65k to £21k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 341%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Wiltshire Police Benevolent Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheviock Memorial Hall (£21k), The Bessie Ann Canning Trust (£21k) and Langtoft Village Hall (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of financial hardship among people by providing such persons with goods or services which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means. To support charities established for the benefit of police officers and police staff throughout the United Kingdom.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sheviock Memorial Hall | Cornwall | £21k |
| The Bessie Ann Canning Trust | Bristol | £21k |
| Langtoft Village Hall | Peterborough | £21k |
| Living Lights Christian Outreach | Keighley | £22k |