The Thames Valley Police Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The Thames Valley Police Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kidlington. It was registered in October 1968, 58 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 provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Thames Valley Police Benevolent Fund reported income of £116k and spending of £99k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £117k to £116k (-1.1%), an average of -0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Thames Valley Police Benevolent Fund sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Callister Trust (£116k), Christian Compassion Ministries UK (£116k) and Kent Search and Rescue (Lowland) (£116k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide assistance to police officers who are either serving or retired members of the Thames Valley Police Benevolent Fund, their widows, widowers and dependants, who are regarded as being in necessitous circumstances. The charity therefore provides public benefit to those persons.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Callister Trust | Prenton | £116k |
| Christian Compassion Ministries UK | Welwyn Garden City | £116k |
| Kent Search and Rescue (Lowland) | Aylesford | £116k |
| Aurora Foundation for People Abused in Childhood | Surrey | £116k |