Benley

Analysis

Benley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Benley reported income of £58k and spending of £124k, spending 216% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £950k to £58k (-94%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Benley 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 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope in Jesus (£58k), Metal for Good (£58k) and Unity Welfare Education Centre (£58k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.