Old Leysian Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Old Leysian Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Old Leysian Benevolent Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £2,000, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,604 to £12k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Old Leysian Benevolent Fund sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Samadhi Meditation Centre (£12k), Winslow Big Society Group (£12k) and Walpole and Cookley Playing Fields Trust (£12k).