01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Overdue
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 August 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 14398295
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: St. Michaels Lodge, Northcote Road, Langho, BLACKBURN, BB6 8BG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.thebenfund.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
North West Police Benevolent Fund (The Ben Fund) provides comprehensive wellbeing support for serving and retired police officers (who are members). The charity's core services include physiotherapy, counselling and psychotherapy, residential wellbeing breaks, respite and recovery breaks, and financial wellbeing assistance.
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
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- North West Police Benevolent Fund
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-08-20T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 OCT 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15 JUN 2024 as amended on 30 Jun 2026
- Charitable Objects
- 1. THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE BY PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND RELIEVING THE SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR INJURY OF ANY DESCRIPTION OF MEMBERS (AND AT THE TRUSTEES’ DISCRETION FORMER MEMBERS WHERE THIS FURTHERS THE PURPOSE) OF THE CONSTITUENT ORGANISATIONS BY THE PROVISION OF:A. TREATMENT, INCLUDING PHYSIOTHERAPY, STRESS REDUCTION AND EXERCISE CLASSES, HOLISTIC TREATMENTS, TALKING THERAPIES, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT;B. FACILITIES, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL RESPITE AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES, CONVALESCENCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO AID STRESS REDUCTION AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF MEMBERS OR RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUENT ORGANISATIONS OR THEIR FAMILY BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL GRANTS.3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF THE FAMILIES OF SERVING MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUENT ORGANISATION ARISING FROM THE MEMBER’S DEATH IN SERVICE, BY MAKING GRANTS.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 664389
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE BEN FUND
- Charity Name Id
- 664388
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE NORTH WEST POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures