# The Institute of Physics Benevolent Fund

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 209746
- **Other names:** INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS BENEVOLENT FUND, THE BENEVOLENT FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=209746


## Contact

- **Address:** Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** N1 9BU
- **Phone:** 07771 757944
- **Email:** benfund@iop.org
- **Website:** http://www.iop.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND SUCH OTHER PERSONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME WHO ARE FACING SERIOUS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER CRITICAL NEED WITH ASSISTANCE DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE THE CAUSES OF THEIR ADVERSITY

**Activities:** The fund was formed in 1924. The sole object of the fund is: &quot;To help necessitous persons who are or have been members of the Institute of Physics (whether subscribers or not), their wives, and children or widows or dependent relatives, or in exceptional cases, to help Physicists or the dependents who are not or have never been members of the Institute&quot;.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **PROFESSOR JULIAN JONES OBE** | Chair | Nov. 7, 2012 |
| Brian Fulton |  | April 22, 2021 |
| Dr Gayle Calverley-Miles |  | Jan. 18, 2024 |
| Professor Paul Hardaker |  | Jan. 27, 2026 |
| Professor Stephen Frederick Keevil |  | April 1, 2025 |
| Professor Stuart Beaumont Palmer |  | Nov. 7, 2012 |
| Simon James Peter Prendiville |  | Nov. 18, 2015 |
| Yvonne Kavanagh |  | Jan. 1, 2025 |




