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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1146420 .
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Description

The Charity's Objectives are to benefit persons who are serving or who have served in the British Army, or their dependants, in any charitable way by the provision of grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise.

Also known as

  • ABF - The Soldiers Charity
  • ABF South West - the Soldiers' Charity
  • Abf the Soldiers' Charity
  • ABF The Soldiers Charity
  • ABF The Soldiers' Charity
  • The Army Benevolent Fund

CCEW Charity number

1146420

Company number

07974609

Registered

Postcode

SW1W 9RB

Website

soldierscharity.org

Domain

soldierscharity.org

Latest income

£11,402,605 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 2 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1146420 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1146420 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Army Benevolent Fund (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-03-29

Army Benevolent Fund

Organisation record from Office of Scottish Charity Regulator
Last updated 2024-03-28

Army Benevolent Fund

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-03-23

Abf the Soldiers' Charity (inactive)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-03-29

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Other individual and family services D19

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Armed forces AF » Army AF101
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200 » Grants to organisations CA202
  • Social welfare SW » Benevolent Society SW101

Theme (CCEW)

  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency 114

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302

Scale of operation

  • National

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2012-03-15 Registered as a charity
2013-03-31 13,195,915 15,038,146
2014-03-31 14,454,275 14,751,666
2015-03-31 20,371,444 14,347,130
2016-03-31 22,842,918 13,727,226
2017-03-31 19,371,465 14,452,564
2018-03-31 20,410,772 14,671,035
2019-03-31 17,702,213 22,924,530
2020-03-31 14,777,335 18,113,990
2021-03-31 11,847,964 12,308,072
2022-03-31 11,157,055 13,387,894
2023-03-31 11,402,605 14,675,195
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 78 79
Employees paid more than £60,000 6 7
Volunteers 1,000 1,000
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 4.9 4.8
Legacies 2.3 3.2
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 7.3 8.0
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities 3.4 2.5
Income from investments 0.7 0.5
Other income - 0.1
Total 11.4 11.2
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 5.7 5.0
Spending on raising funds 5.7 5.0
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 9.0 8.4
Charitable activities 9.0 8.4
Other spending - -
Total 14.7 13.4
Net income / (expenditure) (3.3) (2.2)

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 0.1 0.1
Investment assets 82.4 87.3
82.5 87.4
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 8.3 8.9
Other current assets 3.3 5.1
11.6 14.1
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (1.2) (1.3)
Net current assets 10.4 12.7
Total assets less current liabilities 92.9 100.1
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 92.9 100.1
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 6.9 7.9
Unrestricted funds 85.9 92.2
92.9 100.1

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Grants received

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Received 17 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Haberdashers' Company
Regular Grants Programme
£1,000 Donation for "The Lord Mayor's Big Curry Lunch" 2023
The Grocers' Charity £2,000 2023 Grant - ABF The Soldier's Charity
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Festival
£6,000 MCF Festival
The Grocers' Charity £2,000 2022-ABF The Soldiers' Charity
The Grocers' Charity £2,000 2021 - ABF The Soldier's Charity
Ministry of Defence
COVID19 Impact Fund
£158,500 Covid-19 Impact Fund
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Other Government Departments
£158,500 COVID IMPACT FUND
The Grocers' Charity £3,580 2020 ABF The Soldiers' Charity
The Grocers' Charity £2,000 2020 ABF The Soldier's Charity
Garfield Weston Foundation
Welfare
£30,000 Main Grants award

Data source

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Army Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-1146420

Data sources

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