# WILTSHIRE POLICE BENEVOLENT TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1117765
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Jan. 31, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1117765


## Contact

- **Address:** Wiltshire Constabulary, Headquarters, London Road, Devizes
- **Postcode:** SN10 2DN
- **Phone:** 01225 256861
- **Email:** polfed@wiltshire.police.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (I) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE FALLING WITHIN THE CLASSES SET OUT IN SUB CLAUSE (IV) OF THIS CLAUSE BELOW BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.(II) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, AMONG PEOPLE FALLING WITHIN THE CLASSES SET OUT IN SUB CLAUSE (IV) OF THIS CLAUSE BELOW BY MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS SERVICES OR FACILITIES.(III) TO SUPPORT CHARITIES ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF POLICE OFFICERS AND POLICE STAFF THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.(IV) THE CLASSES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TO BE BENEFICIARIES OF THE CHARITY ARE: ALL SERVING REGULAR POLICE OFFICERS; WIVES AND FAMILIES OF SERVING REGULAR POLICE OFFICERS; ALL RETIRED REGULAR POLICE OFFICERS IN RECEIPT OF A PENSION FROM THE POLICE SERVICE; WIVES AND FAMILIES OF RETIRED REGULAR POLICE OFFICERS IN RECEIPT OF A PENSION FROM THE POLICE SERVICE; WIDOWS AND CHILDREN IN FULL TIME EDUCATION OF DECEASED REGULAR POLICE OFFICERS; ALL SERVING SPECIAL CONSTABULARY OFFICERS; WIVES AND FAMILIES OF SERVING SPECIAL CONSTABULARY OFFICERS; ALL RETIRED REGULAR SPECIAL CONSTABULARY OFFICERS; WIVES AND FAMILIES OF RETIRED SPECIAL CONSTABULARY OFFICERS; WIDOWS AND CHILDREN IN FULL TIME EDUCATION OF DECEASED SPECIAL CONSTABULARY OFFICERS; ALL SERVING POLICE STAFF; WIVES AND FAMILIES OF SERVING POLICE STAFF; ALL RETIRED POLICE STAFF MEMBERS IN RECEIPT OF A PENSION FROM THE POLICE SERVICE; WIVES AND FAMILIES OF RETIRED POLICE STAFF IN RECEIPT OF A PENSION FROM THE POLICE SERVICE; WIVES AND CHILDREN IN FULL TIME EDUCATION OF DECEASED POLICE STAFF MEMBERS.

**Activities:** The relief of financial hardship among people  by providing such persons with goods or services which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means. To support charities established for the benefit of police officers and police staff throughout the United Kingdom.

**Area of benefit:** UNITED KINGDOM




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £21421 | £6629 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £51542 | £7986 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £11682 | £27070 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £23431 | £11768 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £64775 | £7893 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Catherine Roper — appointed Feb. 27, 2023
- Clair Cross — appointed June 12, 2024
- Geoffrey Smith — appointed June 11, 2025
- Guy Elkins — appointed June 11, 2025
- Jackie Allen — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Melanie Rolph — appointed Oct. 2, 2024