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CCEW Charity Commission profile

METROPOLITAN POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 1125409 · organisation 4040953

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Trust
Registered
7 August 2008
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£2,022,614
Latest expenditure
£2,344,349
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: MPS Charities Section, 2nd Floor (South), Kilburn Police Station, 38 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6LT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.met.police.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provides financial assistance to serving, retired and ex Metropolitan Police Officers and their dependants in need by way of a monetary grant or interest free loan. Also allows officers free access to Flint House, the Police Rehabilitation Centre in Goring, where necessary and supports the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund

03 Official extract

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
27 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,022,614
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,344,349
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
29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,079,612
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,252,850
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
22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,193,183
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,459,269
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
22 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,250,628
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,604,580
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
28 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,431,491
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,604,823

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,022,614
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,344,349
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
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
29 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,079,612
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,252,850
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
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
22 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,193,183
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,459,269
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
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,250,628
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,604,580
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
28 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,431,491
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,604,823
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

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
27 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1957608
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
64377
Income Investments
629
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2022614
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£48,150
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,296,199
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2344349
Expenditure Investment Management
19252
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8886
Expenditure Support Costs
73263
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
490780
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£87,177
Assets Total Fixed
4253229
Assets Own Use
3762449
Assets Long Term Investment
490780
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£373,325
Assets Total Liabilities
£301,828
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,324,726
Creditors One Year Total Current
301828
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£87,177
Funds Endowment
1119519
Funds Unrestricted
3205207
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
4324726
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
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
29 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2015783
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
62447
Income Investments
1382
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2079612
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£46,143
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,206,707
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2252850
Expenditure Investment Management
17789
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8481
Expenditure Support Costs
70928
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
716428
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£72,817
Assets Total Fixed
4081599
Assets Own Use
3365171
Assets Long Term Investment
716428
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£382,068
Assets Total Liabilities
£307,986
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,155,681
Creditors One Year Total Current
307986
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£72,817
Funds Endowment
991057
Funds Unrestricted
3164624
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
4155681
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
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
22 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
2132641
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
59365
Income Investments
1177
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2193183
Income Legacies
100723
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£44,055
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,415,214
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2459269
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
67733
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
517630
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£96,936
Assets Total Fixed
3482960
Assets Own Use
2965330
Assets Long Term Investment
517630
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£449,886
Assets Total Liabilities
£320,355
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,612,491
Creditors One Year Total Current
320355
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£96,936
Funds Endowment
819048
Funds Unrestricted
2793443
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3612491
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
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
22 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2196822
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
53761
Income Investments
45
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2250628
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£40,906
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,563,674
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2604580
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
63041
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
278502
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£123,239
Assets Total Fixed
3206274
Assets Own Use
2927772
Assets Long Term Investment
278502
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£489,886
Assets Total Liabilities
£335,213
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,360,947
Creditors One Year Total Current
335213
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£123,239
Funds Endowment
700128
Funds Unrestricted
2660819
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3360947
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
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
28 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2325186
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
51721
Income Investments
54584
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2431491
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£22,210
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,582,613
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2604823
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
58775
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
293128
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£374,132
Assets Total Fixed
3579765
Assets Own Use
3286637
Assets Long Term Investment
293128
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£765,610
Assets Total Liabilities
£351,974
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,993,401
Creditors One Year Total Current
351974
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£374,132
Funds Endowment
760986
Funds Unrestricted
3232415
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3993401
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
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
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
METROPOLITAN POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2008-08-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
TRUST DEED DATED 25 JULY 2008
Charitable Objects
2.2.1 TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF:2.2.1.1 OFFICERS OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE (MPS);2.2.1.2 FORMER OFFICERS (INCLUDING RETIRED OFFICERS ON MPS PENSIONS) OFTHE MPS;2.2.1.3 WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS OF SERVING AND RETIRED OFFICERS OF THEMPS (TO INCLUDE REGISTERED CIVIL PARTNERS OF DECEASED OFFICERSAND DECEASED RETIRED OFFICERS AND UNMARRIED PARTNERS OFDECEASED OFFICERS AND DECEASED RETIRED OFFICERS WHO COMPLETEDA JOINT DECLARATION FOR THE PROVISION OF POLICE PENSION SURVIVORBENEFITS OR ENTITLEMENTS);2.2.1 A DEPENDANTS OF OFFICERS AND FORMER OFFICERS OF THE MPS, TOINCLUDE DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED OFFICERS AND DECEASED FORMEROFFICERS OF THE MPS;2.2.1.5 OFFICERS AND FORMER OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF LONDON POLICE;2.2.1.6 NECESSITOUS ORPHANS OF OFFICERS AND FORMER OFFICERS OF THE MPSAND THE CITY OF LONDON POLICE (WHERE ORPHANS SHALL INCLUDETHOSE AS DEFINED IN THE RULES OF THE METROPOLITAN AND CITYPOLICE ORPHANS FUND (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 234787) (THEORPHANS FUND));2.2.2 IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:2.2.2.1 ASSISTING THOSE WHO QUALIFY UNDER CLAUSE 2.2.1.1 AND WHO ARESICK OR INJURED;2.2.2.2 ASSISTING THOSE WHO QUALIFY UNDER CLAUSES 2.2.1.1, 2.2.1.3 AND2.2.1.6 AND WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS;2.2.2.3 ASSISTING THOSE WHO QUALIFY UNDER CLAUSES 2.2.1.1, 2.2.1.2 AND2.2.1.5 WHO ARE CONSIDERED DESERVING OF ASSISTANCE ON ACCOUNTOF SICKNESS (WHETHER OF THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILIES) OR OFINJURIES RECEIVED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES OR FOR ANY OTHERREASON;2.2.2.4 MAKING GRANTS TO SUCH OTHER CHARITIES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIMEEXIST FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE DESCRIBED IN CLAUSES 2.2.1.4 AND2.2.1.6 INCLUDING THE ORPHANS FUND;2.2.2.5 ASSISTING THOSE WHO QUALIFY UNDER CLAUSES 2.2.1.1 TO 2^2.1.6INCLUSIVE IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, PROVIDEDTHAT THESE SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE2.3 THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST IN PROMOTINGTHE OBJECTS
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures