The Army and Navy Club Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The Army and Navy Club Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Army and Navy Club Benevolent Fund reported income of £24k and spending of £11k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,707 to £24k (+787%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 760%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Army and Navy Club Benevolent Fund sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cost of Cancer (£24k), Duncombe Charitable Trust (£24k) and Furness Mental Health Trust (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Fund is to make payments to current and former members of staff and their close relations who have demonstrated financial hardship.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Cancer | Village Farm Industrial Estate | £24k |
| Duncombe Charitable Trust | London | £24k |
| Furness Mental Health Trust | Cumbria | £24k |
| B L Joshi Benevolent Fund | Wembley | £24k |