The Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Trade Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Trade Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07170030). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Trade Benevolent Fund reported income of £333k and spending of £6.3m, spending 1888% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £426k to £333k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 327% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Trade Benevolent Fund sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chabad Israeli Centre (£333k), Swaminarayan Gurukul UK (£333k) and The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust (£333k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are a grant-making charity, focusing on: the advancement of education; the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science; the relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; charities with stong links to the City of London Livery movement; and charities relating to current or former members of the Armed Services.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chabad Israeli Centre | London | £333k |
| Swaminarayan Gurukul UK | Middlesex | £333k |
| The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust | Battle | £333k |
| Sachkhand Nanak Dham (Darshan Darbar) UK | Iver | £333k |