The British Airline Pilots Association Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The British Airline Pilots Association Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Drayton. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The British Airline Pilots Association Benevolent Fund reported income of £106k and spending of £99k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £52k to £106k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 498%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The British Airline Pilots Association Benevolent Fund sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wymondham Central Hall (£106k), Olly's Future (£106k) and Mindfood CIO (£105k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.