The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust
Analysis
The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £14k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £15k to £30k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Hall (£30k), The John Runge Charitable Trust (£30k) and The Schmidt-Bodner Charitable Trust (£30k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
For the relief of any person who at any time is or has been employed by the Bank and who is poor, the relief of any poor spouse, widow, widower, child, orphan, relative or dependant of any person who at any time has been employed by the Bank and such other charitable bodies as the Trustees shall from time to time decide
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Village Hall | Ludgershall | £30k |
| The John Runge Charitable Trust | Middlesex | £30k |
| The Schmidt-Bodner Charitable Trust | London | £30k |
| Golden Charitable Trust | Southwold | £30k |