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The Benevolent Fund Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers

Support Network

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
209465
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 14, 1962
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
00130981

Address

Address
Institution Of Mechanical Engineers
1 Birdcage Walk
London
SW1H 9JJ

Activities

To provide help for members, former members, and dependants of both members and ex-members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, who are in need.

Objects: The Charity’s objects are restricted specifically to the following:4.1 To provide financial or other assistance to necessitous persons who are:4.1.1 members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (the Institution);4.1.2 former members of the Institution;4.1.3 the spouses, widows, widowers, children, relatives and other dependents of such members or former members of the Institution (whether such members or former members are alive or dead at the time such provision is sought). 4.2 To relieve, or assist in the relief of, poverty or financial hardship throughout the world, in particular but without limitation to the provision of funding for development projects, particularly projects or parts of projects with a strong engineering or technical component.4.3 To advance education, in particular through providing funding in support of projects which develop capability in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups

Geography

Country
Australia, France, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United States
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £1,741,263 £944,963 £39,576,109 4
Dec. 31, 2023 £1,273,507 £1,012,847 £35,119,356 4
Dec. 31, 2022 £1,306,677 £772,548 £34,005,080 4
Dec. 31, 2021 £1,267,538 £729,425 £34,986,676 4
Dec. 31, 2020 £1,189,793 £705,278 £31,147,999 4

Trustees

Name Appointed
Andrew Rowland July 17, 2020
Chukwuma Onunkwo July 27, 2021
David Price Oct. 25, 2022
Farah Baksh July 17, 2020
Harshitha Manjula Rajappa July 29, 2022
Jodie Howlett July 29, 2022
Martin Burrows March 31, 2025
Robert Cuthbertson Sept. 19, 2023
Wendy Garner March 31, 2025

Linked charities

  • E G Coker Bequest (209465-1)