THE ACTORS' BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity number: 206524
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 June 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Maloney Trustee 19 November 2024
None on record
Lorraine Enright Trustee 19 November 2024
None on record
Bradley Cole Trustee 19 November 2024
None on record
Peter Forbes Trustee 19 November 2024
None on record
Karen Myers Trustee 26 September 2024
None on record
IAIN BARBOUR Trustee 26 September 2024
MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS LIMITED
Received: 23 days late
Chris Heagren Trustee 08 February 2024
None on record
Sarah Watkinson Trustee 08 February 2024
None on record
Sarah Alford-Smith Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Rob Rinder Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Lesley Joseph Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Simon Callow Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Alexander Tulloch Macqueen Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Patrick O'Kane Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Abi Eniola Trustee 09 January 2023
None on record
Hannah Whittingham Trustee 09 January 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £2.01m £1.45m £1.83m £1.63m £2.10m
Total expenditure £1.10m £1.10m £1.65m £1.77m £2.24m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £828.04k £735.53k £762.61k £362.95k £821.59k
Income - Other trading activities £15.86k £26.42k £20.70k £16.10k £15.51k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £85.89k £4.90k £0
Income - Investment £1.16m £682.04k £1.05m £1.26m £1.27m
Income - Other £0 £1.97k £3.96k £88 £0
Income - Legacies £721.29k £490.80k £520.61k £270.20k £565.64k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.03m £1.03m £1.51m £1.66m £2.12m
Expenditure - Raising funds £69.11k £72.29k £141.05k £105.54k £122.10k
Expenditure - Governance £23.87k £38.48k £109.21k £292.29k £307.75k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £57.35k £52.83k £68.29k £96.22k £111.80k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £1.18m £1.18m £1.18m £1.55m £1.57m
Long-term investments £32.49m £31.42m £36.72m £32.66m £33.87m
Other assets £555.86k £819.37k £1.47m £1.51m £1.48m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £150.95k £132.23k £109.24k £157.35k £151.97k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 05 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 05 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 07 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 07 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
COURT ORDER 26 JANUARY 1909
Charitable objects
THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR ACTORS AND ACTRESSES OR POOR PERSONS WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE PROFESSION OR CALLING OF ACTOR OR ACTRESS AS A MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 04 June 1963 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Actors Benevolent Fund
6 Adam Street
LONDON
WC2N 6AD
Phone:
02078366378