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British Council Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about British Council Benevolent Fund?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£31,069
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£54,353
Registered charity number
1161805
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Trust
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
British Council Benevolent Fund (number 1161805) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does British Council Benevolent Fund do?
The British Council Benevolent Fund's charitable purpose is the alleviation of financial hardship for British Council employees, both past and present, and their families, globally. The overriding criterion for assistance being immediate need and financial difficulty for example as a result of illness, bereavement, natural disaster such as earthquakes/floods or in areas of conflict.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for British Council Benevolent Fund
Answers British Council Benevolent Fund gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are British Council Benevolent Fund's highest-paid staff paid?
British Council Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records British Council Benevolent Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
British Council Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Other Finance.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is British Council Benevolent Fund registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for British Council Benevolent Fund yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score British Council Benevolent Fund.
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Is British Council Benevolent Fund a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists British Council Benevolent Fund as a registered charity (number 1161805) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is British Council Benevolent Fund's charity number?
British Council Benevolent Fund's charity number is 1161805. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1161805?
Search 1161805 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does British Council Benevolent Fund do?
The British Council Benevolent Fund's charitable purpose is the alleviation of financial hardship for British Council employees, both past and present, and their families, globally. The overriding criterion for assistance being immediate need and financial difficulty for example as a result of illness, bereavement, natural disaster such as earthquakes/floods or in areas of conflict.
Does British Council Benevolent Fund have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for British Council Benevolent Fund. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to British Council Benevolent Fund?
British Council Benevolent Fund does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is British Council Benevolent Fund's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. British Council Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to British Council Benevolent Fund?
The register records British Council Benevolent Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are British Council Benevolent Fund's trustees paid?
British Council Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was British Council Benevolent Fund registered as a charity?
British Council Benevolent Fund was entered on the register on 22 May 2015.