# W H SMITH BENEVOLENT FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 262581
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 23, 1971
- **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=262581


## Contact

- **Address:** WH Smith Benevolent Fund, West Wing First Floor, Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, SWINDON
- **Postcode:** SN5 6PB
- **Phone:** 07790 956639
- **Email:** BenFund@whsmith.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** GRANTS TO EMPLOYEES AND EX-EMPLOYEES OF THE W H SMITH GROUP AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, BEING POOR AND NECESSITOUS

**Activities:** Provide financial support to both serving and retired members of staff along with dependent family members who find themselves in severe financial difficulties, through no fault of their own. Provide recuperative holidays following long term sickness or after major surgery and support with palliative holidays for staff.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- France
- Germany
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
- Isle Of Man
- Italy
- Jersey
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Qatar
- Scotland
- Singapore
- Spain
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £190161 | £193176 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £177593 | £293823 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £209232 | £248184 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £153137 | £229760 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £155359 | £415189 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Hadley Graham Watling — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- Jennifer Theresa Angela Elliott — appointed Sept. 29, 2025
- Michal Pawel Blaszewski — appointed Sept. 29, 2025