01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 February 1973
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01084747
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £1,201,883
- Latest expenditure
- £1,507,509
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 43 PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON, W1B 1QH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.absnet.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Architects Benevolent Society offers confidential advice, support and financial assistance to the architectural community and their families in times of need.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,201,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,507,509
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,092,119
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,472,767
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,253,533
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,393,021
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,905,191
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,102,827
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,070,896
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,112,404
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 19 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,201,883
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,507,509
- 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 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,092,119
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,472,767
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,253,533
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,393,021
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 106
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,905,191
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,102,827
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 90
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,070,896
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,112,404
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 70
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 19 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 305765
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 896118
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1201883
- Income Legacies
- 194768
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £513,510
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £993,999
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1507509
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 21393
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 65454
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 238585
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 414776
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -250000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £28,671,685
- Assets Total Fixed
- 28957780
- Assets Own Use
- 723945
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 28233835
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £865,089
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £329,064
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,493,805
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 329064
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £706,624
- Funds Endowment
- 793530
- Funds Unrestricted
- 28671685
- Funds Restricted
- 28590
- Funds Total
- 29493805
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 19 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 198622
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11457
- Income Investments
- 882040
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1092119
- Income Legacies
- 14861
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £587,487
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,885,280
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2472767
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 81851
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 79107
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 287755
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9352
- Gain Loss Investment
- 856823
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 700000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £28,834,793
- Assets Total Fixed
- 29425115
- Assets Own Use
- 250271
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 29174844
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £555,910
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £346,370
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,634,655
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 346370
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £400,298
- Funds Endowment
- 768022
- Funds Unrestricted
- 28834793
- Funds Restricted
- 31840
- Funds Total
- 29634655
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 239418
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 76690
- Income Investments
- 916440
- Income Other
- 20985
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1253533
- Income Legacies
- 77500
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £523,276
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,869,745
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2393021
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 104473
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30298
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 168443
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5316
- Gain Loss Investment
- 144275
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -1350000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £28,161,683
- Assets Total Fixed
- 29122987
- Assets Own Use
- 262358
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 28860629
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £740,434
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £355,225
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,508,196
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 355225
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £412,427
- Funds Endowment
- 713411
- Funds Unrestricted
- 28723695
- Funds Restricted
- 71090
- Funds Total
- 29508196
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1236355
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 203412
- Income Other
- 465424
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1905191
- Income Legacies
- 1079715
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £523,566
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,579,261
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2102827
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 323116
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 72375
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 358496
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5802
- Gain Loss Investment
- -914456
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,806,467
- Assets Total Fixed
- 32260121
- Assets Own Use
- 471869
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 31788252
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,642,288
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,842,615
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £32,059,794
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 291905
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1550710
- Assets Cash
- £434,674
- Funds Endowment
- 704992
- Funds Unrestricted
- 31354802
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 32059794
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 555126
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 273258
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3417
- Income Investments
- 204999
- Income Other
- 34096
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1070896
- Income Legacies
- 391852
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £313,010
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,609,425
- Expenditure Other
- 189969
- Expenditure Total
- 2112404
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 114417
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 67326
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 328921
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18196
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1448092
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 584983
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,463,301
- Assets Total Fixed
- 33033552
- Assets Own Use
- 482555
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 32550997
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,184,313
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,836,400
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £32,381,465
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 187781
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1648619
- Assets Cash
- £201,526
- Funds Endowment
- 786060
- Funds Unrestricted
- 31595405
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 32381465
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Botswana
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Colombia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- 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
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- 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
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Italy
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-07-27T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4036317
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1121900
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE MIDDLE ORCHARD TRUST
- Charity Name
- ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1973-02-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 DEC 1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 NOV 1973AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 JUN 1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 SEP 1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JUN 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JUN 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 JUN 2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30 JUN 2015 as amended on 16 Jun 2021 as amended on 04 Jun 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS ENGAGED OR FORMERLY ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE SPOUSES, CIVIL PARTNERS, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, SURVIVING CIVIL PARTNERS, CHILDREN AND OTHER DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS BEING IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures