The Royal Military Police Central Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The Royal Military Police Central Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Royal Military Police Central Benevolent Fund reported income of £383k and spending of £277k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £259k to £383k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Royal Military Police Central Benevolent Fund sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sir Bernard & Lady Schreier Foundation (£383k), Rugby League Cares (£383k) and Springboard Chippenham (£383k).