The Benevolent Society
Analysis
The Benevolent Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training 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, The Benevolent Society reported income of £149k and spending of £171k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £83k to £149k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Benevolent Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church of God (Seventh Day) Croydon (£149k), Hope Church, Crewe (£149k) and Portchester Free Church Trust (£149k).
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
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To assist financially persons, or their dependants, working, or previously having worked in the trades embraced by the British Allied Trades Federation who through infirmity, disablement, ill health or other disadvantage are in conditions of need. To support education and training by providing for bursaries or other financial support to those working or intending to work in the trades.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Church of God (Seventh Day) Croydon | Croydon | £149k |
| Hope Church, Crewe | Crewe | £149k |
| Portchester Free Church Trust | Cumbria | £149k |
| Society of Mary Reparatrix | London | £149k |