01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 24 April 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: A C MOLE LLP, STAFFORD HOUSE, BLACKBROOK PARK AVENUE, TAUNTON, Stafford House, TA1 2PX
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.bdabenevolentfund.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The BDA Benevolent Fund supports UK dental students, dentists, refugee and asylum-seeking dentists, and their dependants who are experiencing financial hardship. It provides grants towards essential living costs and, where appropriate, professional costs that help people enter, remain in or return to dentistry, as well as confidential wellbeing support.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- 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
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- 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
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-04-24T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 24 Apr 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO GIVE FINANCIAL OR OTHER HELP WHEN PRACTICABLE TO SUCH NECESSITOUS PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE UK WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY BE DESERVING OF ASSISTANCE AND:A. WHOSE NAMES ARE OR HAVE BEEN ON THE DENTISTS REGISTER OF THE UK OR,B. ARE STUDENTS AT UK DENTAL SCHOOLS, ORC. IS SOMEONE WHO WAS ENTITLED TO WORK (THROUGH QUALIFICATION, REGISTRATION OR EQUIVALENT) AS A DENTIST IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY AND HAS ASYLUM SEEKER OR REFUGEE STATUS IN THE UK; ORD. ARE DEPENDANTS OF THOSE LISTED IN (A) - (C) AND ARE ALSO RESIDENT IN THE UK.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 712199
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BDA BENEVOLENT FUND
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures