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The Actors' Benevolent Fund

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-206524 .
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Description

To give relief, advice, welfare or assistance to members of the Theatrical Profession who cannot work because of accident, illness or old age, and to their spouses, civil partners and dependants.

Also known as

  • The Actors' Benevolent Fund
  • Betty Fund for Poor Actors and Actresses
  • Covent Garden Theatre Fund (Share)
  • The Royal Dramatic College Pension Fund

CCEW Charity number

206524

Company number

00243374

Registered

Postcode

WC2N 6AD

Website

actorsbenevolentfund.co.uk

Domain

abf.org.uk

Latest income

£1,634,763 (on )

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

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

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 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-206524 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 206524 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Actors' Benevolent Fund (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-25

Actors' Benevolent Fund(The)

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-04-20

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

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.

  • Family services D14

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Arts AR » Performing art AR300 » Theatre AR307
  • Beneficiary group BE » Older people BE108
  • Social welfare SW » Benevolent Society SW101

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • National

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1963-06-28 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 1,119,698 494,913
2005-12-31 825,486 586,638
2006-12-31 634,246 576,178
2007-12-31 802,750 586,638
2008-12-31 825,546 620,993
2009-12-31 1,311,096 652,773
2010-12-31 929,894 793,522
2011-12-31 1,113,693 733,547
2012-12-31 1,086,936 788,317
2013-12-31 923,128 835,914
2014-12-31 1,690,245 899,964
2015-12-31 1,262,303 978,378
2016-12-31 1,675,230 1,106,000
2017-12-31 1,615,738 1,037,946
2018-12-31 2,052,270 1,086,974
2019-12-31 2,005,320 1,103,174
2020-12-31 1,445,948 1,102,830
2021-12-31 1,832,790 1,650,911
2022-12-31 1,634,763 1,766,394
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.

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 7 5
Employees paid more than £60,000 2 1
Volunteers - -
Trustees 14
Employees
Volunteers

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

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 0.1 0.2
Legacies 0.3 0.5
Endowments 0.0 0.1
Donations and legacies 0.4 0.8
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities 0.0 0.0
Income from investments 1.3 1.0
Other income 0.0 0.0
Total 1.6 1.8
Expenditure
Investment management 0.1 0.1
Other spending on raising funds 0.0 0.1
Spending on raising funds 0.1 0.1
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 1.7 1.5
Charitable activities 1.7 1.5
Other spending - -
Total 1.8 1.7
Net income / (expenditure) (0.1) 0.2

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 1.6 1.2
Investment assets 32.7 36.7
34.2 37.9
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 1.5 1.5
Other current assets 0.0 0.0
1.5 1.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (0.2) (0.1)
Net current assets 1.4 1.4
Total assets less current liabilities 35.6 39.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 35.6 39.3
Funds
Endowment funds 34.0 37.4
Restricted funds - 0.3
Unrestricted funds 1.5 1.6
35.6 39.3

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

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.

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

GB-CHC-206524

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