CHEMICAL ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT FUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 9 January 1964
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £81,738
Latest expenditure: £207,060
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 165-189 RAILWAY TERRACE, RUGBY, CV21 3HQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provide assistance to members and ex-members of the profession of Chemical Engineering, and their immediate dependents, who, in the opinion of the Trustees, are either in necessitous or straightened circumstances, whether temporarily or otherwise of financial assistance, owing to age, illness, accident, or mental or bodily infirmity.

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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: 23 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £81,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £207,060

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: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £72,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £183,866

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: 29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,741
Total Gross Expenditure: £115,617

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: 10 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £68,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,040

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: 25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £134,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,468

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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: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £81,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £207,060
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: No
Count Volunteers: 6

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: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £72,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £183,866
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: No
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: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,741
Total Gross Expenditure: £115,617
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £68,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £65,040
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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

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: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £134,650
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,468
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Malaysia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Singapore
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Australia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: New Zealand
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHEMICAL ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT FUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1964-01-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 14/3/1934
Charitable Objects: TO ASSIST MEMBERS AND EX-MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NECESSITOUS OR STRAIGHTENED CIRCUMSTANCES.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures