BEN - MOTOR AND ALLIED TRADES BENEVOLENT FUND
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
BEN provides financial support and facilities to people and their close dependants, resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, who are working or have worked in a qualifying trade or industry.BEN currently operates Welfare Offices in Ascot, Birmingham, Northern England and Scotland; Nursing and Residential Centres in Ascot, Rugby, and Berwick-upon-Tweed; Day Care Centre in Coventry.
Latest income
£19.5m
Expenditure
£21.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £17.1m | £17.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £16.6m | £17.7m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £18.9m | £20.5m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £20.5m | £22.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £19.5m | £21.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £3.6m |
| Charitable activities | £15.1m |
| Trading | £212k |
| Investment income | £513k |
| Total income | £19.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £19.9m |
| Raising funds | £1.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £1.3m |
| Total expenditure | £21.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.5m |
| Total funds | £38.6m |
| — restricted | £29k |
| — unrestricted | £38.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £38.6m |
| Cash | £2.8m |
People
| Employees | 324 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Recreation
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.