The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society
Analysis
The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £21k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 517%. Over the whole period it spent 394% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Just Help Foundation (£21k), Nahamas Dov Charitable Trust (£21k) and Bible Life Family Ministries - Milton Keynes (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve poverty by giving grants to members of the Overseas Service Pensioners' Association who are in need. Other pensioners may be eligible for a grant, at the Committee's discretion, if they are eligible for membership of the Association (see OSPA website).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Just Help Foundation | Hyde | £21k |
| Nahamas Dov Charitable Trust | London | £21k |
| Bible Life Family Ministries - Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | £21k |
| Friends of Tumaini Company Limited | Hertfordshire | £21k |