The Timber Trades' Benevolent Society
Analysis
The Timber Trades' Benevolent Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Timber Trades' Benevolent Society reported income of £222k and spending of £289k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £171k to £222k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Timber Trades' Benevolent Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John and Maureen Biggadike Foundation (£222k), Peaceful Streams (£224k) and The Florence Turner Trust (£218k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The object of the Society is to grant relief, by way of Allowance or otherwise and either directly or indirectly, to deserving and necessitous members of the Timber Trade in the United Kingdom, in such of its branches as the Trustees consider properly belong to the Timber Trade, and to widows and children of such members.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The John and Maureen Biggadike Foundation | Lincolnshire | £222k |
| Peaceful Streams | London | £224k |
| The Florence Turner Trust | Leicester | £218k |
| Home-Start Lambeth | London | £224k |