Bennelong Foundation (UK)

Analysis

Bennelong Foundation (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Camberley. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Bennelong Foundation (UK) reported income of £33k and spending of £180k, spending 549% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £33k (-98%), an average of -65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Bennelong Foundation (UK) sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farmacy Green Foundation (£33k), Edward Bibby Fund (£33k) and Duncan Norman Trust Fund (£33k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.