The Physiotherapy Benevolent Fund

Charity number: 219568
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The CSP Members' Benevolent Fund helps chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy associates and students who are experiencing financial difficulties.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £141,699
Total expenditure: £62,789

People

10 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 April 1969: Standard registration
  • 08 September 2022: Funds received from 259544 ST THOMAS'S HOSPITAL PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION CHA...
  • 13 February 2025: Funds received from 213583 ASSOCIATION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHARTERED PHYSIOT...
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND (Working name)
  • M B F (Working name)
  • CHARTERED SOCIETY OF PHYSIOTHERAPY MEMBERS BENEVOLENT FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
LAWRENCE OWERS MA MCSP Chair 16 July 2012
None on record
John Fairweather Trustee 30 January 2025
None on record
Margaret Revie MSCP Trustee 02 October 2020
None on record
MARION RICHARDSON Trustee 12 April 2019
None on record
HEATHER MAY DE MELLO Trustee 18 May 2018
None on record
SUSAN MARGARET ENGLAND MCSP Trustee 18 May 2018
None on record
RUTH HAWKES FCSP Trustee 21 October 2015
None on record
DOROTHY-MARY FRANCES TOYN MCSP Trustee
None on record
ALISON SKINNER BA FCSP Trustee
None on record
JACQUELINE BROWN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £176.83k £119.65k £216.38k £108.71k £141.70k
Total expenditure £88.72k £83.30k £99.54k £79.20k £62.79k
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

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 2024 24 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 24 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 18 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 18 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME DATED 12 DEC 1995 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 30 OCT 2014 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 11 FEB 2015 as amended on 13 Jul 2018 as amended on 27 Jan 2023

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY, BY MAKING LOANS OR GRANTS OF MONEY, IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDHIP OR DISTRESS: (A) PERSONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE BYE-LAWS OF THE SOCIETY; (B) PERSONS WHO HAVE CEASED TO BE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY (C) PERSONS WHO ARE ASSOCIATES OF THE SOCIETY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED BYE-LAWS; (D) PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN INSCRIBED ON A LIST MAINTAINED BY THE SOCIETY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE SAID BYE-LAWS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Physiotherapy Benevolent Fund
C/O Hope4U
21 Churchward Drive
Stretton
BURTON-ON-TRENT
Stafford
Phone:
0330 320 2140
Email:
info@physiobf.co.uk
Website:

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