The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund
Analysis
The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund reported income of £20k and spending of £12k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,325 to £20k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Benesh Institute Endowment Fund sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Silver End Scout Group (£20k), Luton Festival of Dance (£20k) and The Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Raise and invest funds and to apply the income thereof and such part of the capital as the trustees may decide for the following purposes: a)The Benesh Institute, b) promoting the use of Benesh Movement Notation in all its forms, c) the advancement of public education and learning by supporting, promoting and furthering the art of ballet.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Silver End Scout Group | Essex | £20k |
| Luton Festival of Dance | Bedford | £20k |
| The Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust | Cambridge | £20k |
| LX Infinity | Greenhithe | £20k |