The Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators' Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators' Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in August 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators' Benevolent Fund reported income of £20k and spending of £5,000, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £20k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators' Benevolent Fund sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gommigive (£20k), Ibsley Village Hall (£20k) and Stock and Bradley Village Hall (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of poverty by the provision of financial assistance to members of the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators, their families and their employees and their families For the promotion of such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gommigive | Buckinghamshire | £20k |
| Ibsley Village Hall | Hampshire | £20k |
| Stock and Bradley Village Hall | Worcestershire | £20k |
| D J H Currie Memorial Trust | Bristol | £20k |