BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 22 September 1962
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £399,704
Latest expenditure: £452,004
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: AC Mole Llp, Stafford House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA1 2PX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bdabenevolentfund.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The object of the Charity is to give financial or other help when practicable to such necessitous persons resident in the UK who in the opinion of the Board of Trustees may be deserving of assistance and: a. whose names are or have been on the Dentists Register of the UK; orb. are students at UK dental schools; orc. is someone who was entitled to work (through qualification, registration or

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £399,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £452,004

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £377,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £354,727

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £370,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £441,559
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £331,288
Total Gross Expenditure: £446,971

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £327,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £345,066

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £399,704
Total Gross Expenditure: £452,004
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £377,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £354,727
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £370,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £441,559
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £331,288
Total Gross Expenditure: £446,971
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £327,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £345,066
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1962-09-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: RULES ADOPTED 01/10/1969AS AMENDED ON 29/06/1984AS AMENDED ON 02/06/1995AS AMENDED ON 15/06/2001AS AMENDED ON 25/06/2010 as amended on 13 Jun 2019 as amended on 13 Jun 2019 as amended on 04 Jul 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO GIVE FINANCIAL OR OTHER HELP WHEN PRACTICABLE TO SUCH NECESSITOUS PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE UK WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY BE DESERVING OF ASSISTANCE AND: A. WHOSE NAMES ARE OR HAVE BEEN ON THE DENTISTS REGISTER OF THE UK OR, B. ARE STUDENTS AT UK DENTAL SCHOOLS, ORC. IS SOMEONE WHO WAS ENTITLED TO WORK (THROUGH QUALIFICATION, REGISTRATION OR EQUIVALENT) AS A DENTIST IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY AND HAS ASYLUM SEEKER OR REFUGEE STATUS IN THE UK; ORD. ARE DEPENDANTS OF THOSE LISTED IN (A) – (C) AND ARE ALSO RESIDENT IN THE UK.
Area Of Benefit: UNRESTRICTED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 280756
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BDA BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity Name Id: 280762
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BENEVOLENT FUND OF THE BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Charity Name Id: 280785
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DENTISTS BENEVOLENT FUND

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures