The Royal Naval Benevolent Society for Officers

Analysis

The Royal Naval Benevolent Society for Officers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Naval Benevolent Society for Officers reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.0m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £708k to £1.7m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Royal Naval Benevolent Society for Officers sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Initiatives South West Limited (£1.7m), St Luke's Parochial Trust (£1.7m) and The Benevolent Fund of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59% and investments 41%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £223k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £375k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.