Benefact Trust Limited

Analysis

Benefact Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in May 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01043742). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Benefact Trust Limited reported income of £33.3m and spending of £29.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £425.7m to £33.3m (-92%), an average of -47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Benefact Trust Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Autism Together (£33.0m), The National Deaf Children's Society (£33.6m) and Norwood Schools Ltd (£32.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 83% and donations and legacies 17%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £26.6m. Reserves of £28.0m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.