01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 February 1970
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00972762
- Financial period
- 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
- Latest income
- £7,601,199
- Latest expenditure
- £4,788,958
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 4th Floor, Artillery House, 11-19 Artillery Row, London, SW1P 1RT
02 Activities
What the charity does
Generating income from property and other investments in order to make grants to various registered charities including but not exclusively in the fields of medicine, education and welfare.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,601,199
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,788,958
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,085,579
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,880,545
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,387,645
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,541,068
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,050,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,320,307
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,844,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,471,650
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
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,601,199
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,788,958
- 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
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,085,579
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,880,545
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,387,645
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,541,068
- 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
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,050,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,320,307
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 14 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,844,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,471,650
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
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
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 7517342
- Income Other
- 83857
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7601199
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,660,462
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,128,496
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4788958
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 355291
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2880000
- Expenditure Governance
- 79000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -505057
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 141300054
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 141300054
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,296,239
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,832,886
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £140,763,407
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5832886
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,714,671
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 140763407
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 140763407
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 6935451
- Income Other
- 150128
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7085579
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,486,121
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,394,424
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7880545
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 284950
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5101848
- Expenditure Governance
- 74651
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -15077399
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 140900054
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 140900054
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,320,208
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,464,039
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £137,756,223
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5464039
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £558,263
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 137756223
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 137756223
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 7158692
- Income Other
- 228953
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7387645
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,020,847
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,520,221
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17541068
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 362045
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 15271346
- Expenditure Governance
- 71000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -23901231
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,878,530
- Assets Total Fixed
- 149750058
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 149750058
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,860,281
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,981,751
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £153,628,588
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1981751
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,338,679
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 153628588
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 153628588
- Count Employees
- 0
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 7559729
- Income Other
- 490352
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8050081
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,177,429
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £25,142,878
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 27320307
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 428471
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 23596936
- Expenditure Governance
- 68108
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 82
- Gain Loss Investment
- -3221994
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £18,133,184
- Assets Total Fixed
- 169550058
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 169550058
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,791,292
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,658,108
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £187,683,242
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2658108
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £17,174,556
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 187683242
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 187683242
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 14 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 9322877
- Income Other
- 522075
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9844952
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,144,575
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,327,075
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7471650
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 333895
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 6110600
- Expenditure Governance
- 53602
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 182
- Gain Loss Investment
- -5009607
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £26,596,593
- Assets Total Fixed
- 179912782
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 179912782
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £28,373,360
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,776,767
- Assets Current Investment
- 4858733
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £206,509,375
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1776767
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £23,514,627
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 206509375
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 206509375
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BENESCO CHARITY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1970-02-18T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH FEBRUARY 1970 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 8TH MARCH 1991 AND 26 NOVEMBER 2004
- Charitable Objects
- TO FURTHER ANY PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AS CHARITABLE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH FEBRUARY 1970).
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 317915
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BENESCO LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures