Ben - Motor And Allied Trades Benevolent Fund
Ben
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 297877
- Status
- Registered
- Registered
- Nov. 2, 1987
- Legal form
- Charitable company
- Area of benefit
- National
Address
- Address
- c/o Blandy & Blandy
1 Friar Street
READING
Berkshire
RG1 1DA
Contact
- Phone
- 01344 298100
- [email protected]
- Website
ben.org.uk
Activities
BEN provides financial support and facilities to people and their close dependants, resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, who are working or have worked in a qualifying trade or industry.BEN currently operates Welfare Offices in Ascot, Birmingham, Northern England and Scotland; Nursing and Residential Centres in Ascot, Rugby, and Berwick-upon-Tweed; Day Care Centre in Coventry.
Objects: Objects3.1. The Objects of the Charity are the prevention and relief of distress, sickness and poor health (whether mental or physical) and financial hardship by the provision of health and wellbeing services including advice, financial support and grants, health and wellness training, and information and literature3.1.1. primarily to those persons who are resident in the Area of Benefit (defined below); and3.1.2. who are working or who have worked in a qualifying trade or industry (defined below); or3.1.3. who are close dependants (defined below) of any person who satisfies the criteria in articles 3.1.2 and 3.1.3.and persons who fall within the criteria in articles 3.1.1, 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 are the Primary Beneficiaries3.1.4. and otherwise for the benefit of any persons who are not Primary Beneficiaries, but who are resident in the Area of BenefitFor the purposes of these Objects:3.2. the Area of Benefit shall mean England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland3.3. a qualifying trade or industry shall mean motor, engineering and allied trades and industries, including any trade business occupation profession or association which provides financial, insurance or other services or which originates or publishes material relating to those trades or industries or whose activities or any of them are ancillary to or connected with those trades or industries. The term ‘motor, engineering and allied trades and industries’ shall include any individual or body engaged in the manufacture, sale, repair or service of commercial vehicles, garage and service equipment, motor cars and coaches, motor bicycles, lubricants or propulsion fuel for any of them and the component parts of any of them or, in the case of an individual or body only partly so engaged, only those engaged solely in those activities; and3.4. a close dependent shall mean an individual who relies on a person who satisfies the criteria in articles 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 for financial or other support and includes the spouse or partner, parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild (by blood or marriage) of that person
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- What
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- Who
- Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind
Areas of operation
- Country
- Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £19,457,000 | £21,110,000 | £38,643,000 | 324 | |
| March 31, 2024 | £20,533,000 | £22,420,000 | £39,720,000 | 331 | |
| March 31, 2023 | £18,932,000 | £20,522,000 | £46,782,000 | 304 | |
| March 31, 2022 | £16,587,000 | £17,670,000 | £47,772,000 | 322 | |
| March 31, 2021 | £17,079,000 | £17,396,000 | £47,965,000 | 349 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| William John Harling Dalton (Chair) | Feb. 27, 2020 |
| Katherine Jane Latham | May 4, 2023 |
| Mark Robert Canning Outhwaite | Sept. 20, 2018 |
| Shirley Helen Hall | Feb. 27, 2020 |
| Tracey Ann Newton | Sept. 7, 2023 |