Sellafield Benevolent Society

Analysis

Sellafield Benevolent Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sellafield Benevolent Society reported income of £47k and spending of £33k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £55k to £47k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sellafield Benevolent Society sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Daisy Network (£47k), Cauda Equina Champions Charity (£47k) and Dene Valley Community Partnership (£47k).