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The Abta Benevolent Fund

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The Abta Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about The Abta Benevolent Fund?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£202,460
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£211,515
Registered charity number
295819
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

The Abta Benevolent Fund (number 295819) 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 The Abta Benevolent Fund do?

To provide financial support to employees or former employees of ABTA or ABTA member businesses who have demonstrated a financial need.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Abta Benevolent Fund

Answers The Abta Benevolent Fund gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Abta Benevolent Fund's highest-paid staff paid?

The Abta Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,0001

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 does not record The Abta Benevolent Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Abta Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02080267 (Companies House)
Also known as
Abta Ben; Lifeline - the Abta Charitable Trust
Previous names on the register
The Tour Operators and Travel Agents Charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland

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 Advocacy/advice/information.

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 The Abta Benevolent Fund registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Abta Benevolent Fund yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Abta Benevolent Fund. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Abta Benevolent Fund a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Abta Benevolent Fund as a registered charity (number 295819) 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 The Abta Benevolent Fund's charity number?
The Abta Benevolent Fund's charity number is 295819. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 295819?
Search 295819 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 The Abta Benevolent Fund do?
To provide financial support to employees or former employees of ABTA or ABTA member businesses who have demonstrated a financial need.
Does The Abta Benevolent Fund have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Abta 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 The Abta Benevolent Fund?
The Abta Benevolent Fund's website listed in our register data is http://www.abtalifeline.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Abta Benevolent Fund's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Abta Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). 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 The Abta Benevolent Fund?
The register does not record The Abta Benevolent Fund as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Abta Benevolent Fund's trustees paid?
The Abta Benevolent Fund's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Abta Benevolent Fund previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Abta Benevolent Fund: The Tour Operators and Travel Agents Charity.
When was The Abta Benevolent Fund registered as a charity?
The Abta Benevolent Fund was entered on the register on 29 January 1987. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02080267).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.