British Dental Association Benevolent Fund
Analysis
British Dental Association Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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, British Dental Association Benevolent Fund reported income of £400k and spending of £452k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £327k to £400k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, British Dental Association Benevolent Fund sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom Community Project (£398k), Moishe and Esther Itzinger Foundation Limited (£400k) and Catch Leeds (£398k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Charity is to give financial or other help when practicable to such necessitous persons resident in the UK who in the opinion of the Board of Trustees may be deserving of assistance and: a. whose names are or have been on the Dentists Register of the UK; orb. are students at UK dental schools; orc. is someone who was entitled to work (through qualification, registration or
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom Community Project | Derbyshire | £398k |
| Moishe and Esther Itzinger Foundation Limited | London | £400k |
| Catch Leeds | Leeds | £398k |
| Ohel Torah | Salford | £401k |