Auto Cycle Union Benevolent Fund
Analysis
Auto Cycle Union Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Auto Cycle Union Benevolent Fund reported income of £467k and spending of £140k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £152k to £467k (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Auto Cycle Union Benevolent Fund sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hand in Hand Support (£467k), Brazelton Centre UK CIO (£467k) and Institute of Alcohol Studies (£466k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The object of the fund is to provide benefit to the past and present members and their dependents of clubs affiliated to the Auto Cycle Union Ltd (ACU) by way of grants, loans, educational fees or otherwise as the administrative committee may deem fit and proper in deserving cases of necessity and hardship.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hand in Hand Support | London | £467k |
| Brazelton Centre UK CIO | Cambridge | £467k |
| Institute of Alcohol Studies | London | £466k |
| Skanda Vale Hospice CIO | Llandysul | £467k |