The British Airways Benevolent Fund

Charity number: 282480
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To provide grants for the purpose of relieving poverty amongst present and former employees of British Airways, their spouses and dependants.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £102,280
Total expenditure: £92,330

People

7 Trustee(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:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 March 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • BRITISH AIRWAYS BENEVOLENT FUND (Working name)
  • BRITISH AIRWAYS WELFARE AND BENEVOLENT FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Amy James Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Douglas James Brown Trustee 29 September 2020
None on record
Jill Rosemary Errington MBE Trustee 29 September 2020
None on record
Neil Kevin Gunnell Trustee 29 September 2020
None on record
Charles Alan Wadsworth Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
Pauline Jorgensen Trustee 01 March 2020
None on record
Giles Lowe Trustee 19 June 2018
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 £65.04k £78.81k £98.81k £100.18k £102.28k
Total expenditure £79.71k £76.08k £54.67k £74.65k £92.33k
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 2023 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 July 2023 254 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 July 2023 254 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 November 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 November 2021 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 March 2021 150 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 March 2021 150 days late 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 20TH MARCH 1981 as amended on 05 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING POVERTY AMONGST PRESENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF BRITISH AIRWAYS (AND ITS PREDECESSOR COMPANIES OR CORPORATIONS) AND THEIR SPOUSES AND DEPENDANTS (INCLUDING THE SPOUSES AND DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED EMPLOYEES) AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR GOODS OR MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES OR OTHERWISE TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
International House
101 King's Cross Road
LONDON
WC1X 9LP
Phone:
+44
Email:
ba.benevolentfund@ba.com
Website:

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