Army Benevolent Fund — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 March 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07974609
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £13,721,354
Latest expenditure: £16,900,736
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MOUNTBARROW HOUSE, 6-20 ELIZABETH STREET, LONDON, SW1W 9RB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity's Objectives are to benefit persons who are serving or who have served in the British Army, or their dependants, in any charitable way by the provision of grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 3 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,721,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,900,736

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,740,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,993,849

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £15,259,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,615,647

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,402,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,675,195

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,157,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,387,894

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £13,721,354
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,900,736
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 7
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £38,740,182
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,993,849
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 7
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000: 0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000: 0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000: 0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000: 0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000: 0
Count Salary Band Over 500000: 0
Count Volunteers: 1000

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £15,259,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,615,647
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 6
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 3
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,402,605
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,675,195
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 Salary Band 80001 90000: 3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,157,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,387,894
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 4
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1000

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 3 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 7758232
Income Other Trading Activities: 3328875
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2634247
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 13721354
Income Legacies: 2529198
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,372,097
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £9,528,639
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 16900736
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 191683
Expenditure Support Costs: 1935256
Expenditure Depreciation: 84795
Gain Loss Investment: 2717887
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 1719
Reserves: £104,106,830
Assets Total Fixed: 71066256
Assets Own Use: 447448
Assets Long Term Investment: 70618808
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £48,322,339
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,361,235
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £118,027,360
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1361235
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £38,058,965
Funds Endowment: 175000
Funds Unrestricted: 111316809
Funds Restricted: 6535551
Funds Total: 118027360
Count Employees: 90
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 33310585
Income Other Trading Activities: 3152286
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2277311
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 38740182
Income Legacies: 28215077
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,832,484
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £9,161,365
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 15993849
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 177585
Expenditure Support Costs: 1760790
Expenditure Depreciation: 33683
Gain Loss Investment: -2162059
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 634
Reserves: £104,417,856
Assets Total Fixed: 77119463
Assets Own Use: 356575
Assets Long Term Investment: 76762888
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £42,696,778
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,325,300
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £118,490,941
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1325300
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £22,806,868
Funds Endowment: 200000
Funds Unrestricted: 112093929
Funds Restricted: 6197012
Funds Total: 118490941
Count Employees: 84
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 10028764
Income Other Trading Activities: 2744280
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2486518
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 15259562
Income Legacies: 5241299
Income Endowments: 250000
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,467,570
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £9,148,077
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 15615647
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 199439
Expenditure Support Costs: 2011943
Expenditure Depreciation: 31646
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 5400809
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 1076
Reserves: £83,116,092
Assets Total Fixed: 78362920
Assets Own Use: 32469
Assets Long Term Investment: 78330451
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £21,231,536
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,688,423
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £97,906,033
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1688423
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £14,687,164
Funds Endowment: 225000
Funds Unrestricted: 91313660
Funds Restricted: 6367373
Funds Total: 97906033
Count Employees: 83
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 7269643
Income Other Trading Activities: 3408544
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 724418
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 11402605
Income Legacies: 2345825
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,691,069
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,984,126
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 14675195
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 852258
Expenditure Support Costs: 2319450
Expenditure Depreciation: 43855
Gain Loss Investment: -3996414
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -1842
Reserves: £65,611,797
Assets Total Fixed: 82484297
Assets Own Use: 63038
Assets Long Term Investment: 82421259
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £11,587,077
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,211,062
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £92,860,312
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1211062
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £8,264,530
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 85921159
Funds Restricted: 6939153
Funds Total: 92860312
Count Employees: 78
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 8014641
Income Other Trading Activities: 2455702
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 547270
Income Other: 139442
Income Total Income And Endowments: 11157055
Income Legacies: 3201385
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,960,036
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,427,858
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 13387894
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 777402
Expenditure Support Costs: 2156103
Expenditure Depreciation: 41936
Gain Loss Investment: 8472929
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -510
Reserves: £71,527,134
Assets Total Fixed: 87420938
Assets Own Use: 100547
Assets Long Term Investment: 87320391
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £14,053,112
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,342,893
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £100,131,157
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1342893
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £8,907,929
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 92240189
Funds Restricted: 7890968
Funds Total: 100131157
Count Employees: 79
Consolidated 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: 114
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-11-28T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 3969230
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1088617
Assoc Charity Name: THE SECOND (2001) KENYA REGIMENT TRUST

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 8
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-05-05T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5079798
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1166685
Assoc Charity Name: THE QUEEN'S LANCASHIRE REGIMENT VETERANS CHARITY.

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-03-16T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 211645
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 211645
Assoc Charity Name: ABF THE SOLDIERS' CHARITY

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-03-16T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 6770
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 211645
Assoc Charity Name: THE GULF TRUST (ARMY AND CIVILIAN)

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 5
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-04-15T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 229631
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 229631
Assoc Charity Name: THE COMMANDOS BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 9
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-05-09T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 275192
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 275192
Assoc Charity Name: THE PAVILION TRUST

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 7
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-08-23T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 274730
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 274730
Assoc Charity Name: SELKIRK NO 2 TRUST

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 6
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-08-03T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 231652
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 231652
Assoc Charity Name: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE SERVICES HEART BENEATH FUND

Charity Name: Army Benevolent Fund
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-03-15T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/03/2012 as amended on 03 May 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO BENEFIT PERSONS WHO ARE SERVING OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE BRITISH ARMY, OR THEIR DEPENDANTS, IN ANY CHARITABLE WAY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, LOANS, GIFTS, PENSIONS OR OTHERWISE.
Area Of Benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 519541
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ABF THE SOLDIERS' CHARITY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures