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Description

The RBF is the working name used by the Railway Benevolent Institution and exists to help both active and retired railway people in need through the provision of financial grants.

Also known as

The Proprietary Annuities Fund
Railway Benefit Fund
Railway Benevolent Institution
Relief of Distress Among Workers of the South Eastern Railway Company

CCEW Charity number

206312

Registered

10 February 1964

Postcode

CW2 6AD

Website

railwaybenefitfund.org.uk

Domain

railwaybenefitfund.org.uk

Latest income

£583,028 (on 31 December 2022)

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

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Railway Benevolent Institution

GB-CHC-206312

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

Ireland

Registered Office in the UK

Cheshire East

Railway Benevolent Institution

GB-CHC-206312

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.

Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200

Theme (CCEW)

General Charitable Purposes 101
Education/training 102
Disability 104
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

Children/young People 201
Elderly/old People 202
People With Disabilities 203
Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

Makes Grants To Individuals 301
Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

National and Overseas

Railway Benevolent Institution

GB-CHC-206312

Charity financial history

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Year ending	Income (£)	Spending (£)
1964-02-10	Registered as a charity
2004-12-31	386,571	488,277
2005-12-31	401,585	540,985
2006-12-31	390,579	647,112
2007-12-31	388,641	649,310
2008-12-31	453,380	717,886
2009-12-31	348,480	543,588
2010-12-31	553,571	508,353
2011-12-31	450,734	549,839
2012-12-31	467,813	519,229
2013-12-31	545,335	679,077
2014-12-31	460,373	599,498
2015-12-31	628,115	622,393
2016-12-31	943,622	677,239
2017-12-31	517,443	677,239
2018-12-31	378,410	621,328
2019-12-31	388,860	613,420
2020-12-31	330,364	530,922
2021-12-31	404,636	633,460
2022-12-31	583,028	826,452

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.

Railway Benevolent Institution

GB-CHC-206312

Charity people

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	2022 £	2021 £
Employees	9
Employees paid more than £60,000	-	-
Volunteers	123	126
Trustees	12

Employees

Volunteers

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Railway Benevolent Institution

GB-CHC-206312

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended 31 December 2022.

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.

	2022 £000s	2021 £000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income	344.5
Legacies	13.4
Endowments	-
Donations and legacies	357.8
Income from charitable activities	125.6
Income from other trading activities	-
Income from investments	99.6
Other income	-
Total	583.0	404.6

Expenditure
Investment management	27.9
Other spending on raising funds	153.1
Spending on raising funds	181.0
Grants to institutions	-
Other charitable activities	645.4
Charitable activities	645.4
Other spending	-
Total	826.5	633.5

Net income / (expenditure)	(243.4)	(228.8)

Railway Benevolent Institution

GB-CHC-206312

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at 31 December 2022.

	2022 £000s	2021 £000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets	-
Investment assets	3,301.0
	3,301.0

Current assets
Current investment assets	-
Cash	277.2
Other current assets	45.4
	322.7

Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year	(98.6)
Net current assets	224.0

Total assets less current liabilities	3,525.1

Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year	-

Net assets	3,525.1

Funds
Endowment funds	977.9
Restricted funds	8.1
Unrestricted funds	2,539.1
	3,525.1

Railway Benevolent Institution

GB-CHC-206312

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 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.