Imperial Benevolent Fund
Analysis
Imperial Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Imperial Benevolent Fund reported income of £14k and spending of £22k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £24k to £14k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Imperial Benevolent Fund sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fuel Allotment (£14k), Royal Warwickshire Regimental Association (General Purposes) Trust (£14k) and Hilcote Miners Welfare and Community Centre (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The object of the CIO is the relief of poverty of members of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD), former members and their dependents who are in necessitous circumstances by reason of their sickness, infirmity or old age.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel Allotment | Oxfordshire | £14k |
| Royal Warwickshire Regimental Association (General Purposes) Trust | Warwick | £14k |
| Hilcote Miners Welfare and Community Centre | Derbyshire | £14k |
| Al-Foyz Trust | Birmingham | £14k |