The South Wales Police Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The South Wales Police Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in March 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 services.

In the financial year ending March 2022, The South Wales Police Benevolent Fund reported income of £33k and spending of £38k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2022, income fell from £34k to £33k (-4.8%), an average of -4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 South Wales Police Benevolent Fund sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Sea Volunteer Lifeguards (£33k), Critical Care Support Network (£33k) and Ear Aid Nepal (£33k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.