# SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND BENEVOLENT FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 211840
- **Other names:** THE BENEVOLENT FUND IN CONNECTION WITH THE FEDERATION OF SOROPTIMIST CLUBS OF GT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, SI/GBI BENEVOLENT FUND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 28, 1963
- **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=211840


## Contact

- **Address:** BECKWITH HOUSE, WELLINGTON ROAD NORTH, STOCKPORT
- **Postcode:** SK4 1AF
- **Phone:** 01614807686
- **Email:** hq@sigbi.org



## Activities

**Objects:** the relief of women in need who have been a member of SIGBI Limited within the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and the Republic of Ireland for at least three consecutive years and whose membership continues; or  if they have left and have not been a member for 5 years, at the discretion of the Trustees.

**Activities:** The relief of women in need who have been, for at least three consecutive years, members of a Soroptimist Club within the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and the Republic of Ireland.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Guernsey
- Ireland
- Isle Of Man
- Jersey
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £31644 | £34883 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £34695 | £43606 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £52291 | £56896 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £43570 | £63425 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £44565 | £71581 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Carol Ann Bailey** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Alison Adlam — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Anna Gordon — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Catherine Beal — appointed Nov. 12, 2022
- Clare Comerford — appointed Nov. 13, 2020
- Denise Pears — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Dorcas Akeju — appointed Nov. 4, 2023
- Dorothy Seth — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Dr Kay Wilkie — appointed Nov. 1, 2024
- Janice Rees — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Jillian Patchett Boyce — appointed Nov. 4, 2023
- Julie Williams — appointed Nov. 12, 2022
- Kathleen Belinis — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Maureen Little — appointed March 14, 2026
- Pauline Panter — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- Rev Christine Low — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- SANDRA MORRIS — appointed Nov. 12, 2022
- Susan Biggs — appointed Nov. 15, 2025
- VANESSA WHITE — appointed Nov. 17, 2018
- YVONNE FREEMAN — appointed Nov. 12, 2022