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British Council Benevolent Fund

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1161805
Status
Registered
Registered
May 22, 2015
Legal form
Trust

Address

Address
1 Redman Place
LONDON
E20 1JQ

Contact

Phone
02032853645
Email
[email protected]

Activities

The British Council Benevolent Fund's charitable purpose is the alleviation of financial hardship for British Council employees, both past and present, and their families, globally. The overriding criterion for assistance being immediate need and financial difficulty for example as a result of illness, bereavement, natural disaster such as earthquakes/floods or in areas of conflict.

Objects: The Object Of The Fund Is The Granting Of Relief Or Assistance To Past And Present Staff Of The British Council And Their Families Or Dependents Who Are In Necessitous Circumstances. Provided That Staff Shall Include Those Who Work As An Employee Or A Contractor For:a) The British Council;b) Any Wholly Or Partly Owned Subsidiary Of The British Council;c) A Wholly Or Partly Owned Subsidiary Of Bc Trading Limited; Ord) Any Organisation Offering Services To Any Of Those Listed In A)- C).

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Other Finance
What
General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Country
Afghanistan, Akrotiri, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (KEELING) ISLANDS, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dhekelia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Easter Island, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, São Tomé And Principe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, United States Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis And Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £31,069 £54,353
March 31, 2024 £42,477 £41,342
March 31, 2023 £25,595 £61,087
March 31, 2022 £71,741 £75,015
March 31, 2021 £37,425 £51,436

Trustees

Name Appointed
Paul John Smith (Chair) May 6, 2022
Andrea Brown Nov. 21, 2024
Benedick Aron Harris Aug. 8, 2024
Eleanor Cecilia Buchdahl March 27, 2018
Firzana Perveen March 31, 2009
Mercyline Nyamoita Machini Nov. 21, 2024
Paul Weaver Nov. 21, 2024
Tanzeela Hussain Oct. 1, 2023