THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1061764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BENSON BLACK MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST

To distribute trust funds for general charitable purposes.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£834k

Latest spending

£832k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £1,966 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by increased investment income and donations. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong balance sheet with unrestricted funds of £1,624,787, which significantly exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £nil.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £nil (held: £1.4m)

“The charity has a target free reserves level of £nil as it has no financial commitments other than the extent to which it awards grant funding.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grant to Jewish Leadership Council

“During the year a grant of £105,000 (2024: £125,000) was made to the Jewish Leadership Council, a charity for whom Mr K Black is a trustee.” — page 24

“During the year, donations of £500,000 (2024: £Nil) were received from Regatta Limited, a company for which Mr K Black and Ms J Black are directors.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from Regatta Limited

“During the year a grant of £105,000 (2024: £125,000) was made to the Jewish Leadership Council, a charity for whom Mr K Black is a trustee.” — page 24

“During the year, donations of £500,000 (2024: £Nil) were received from Regatta Limited, a company for which Mr K Black and Ms J Black are directors.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Investment income from Risol Imports Ltd

“During the year a grant of £105,000 (2024: £125,000) was made to the Jewish Leadership Council, a charity for whom Mr K Black is a trustee.” — page 24

“During the year, donations of £500,000 (2024: £Nil) were received from Regatta Limited, a company for which Mr K Black and Ms J Black are directors.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£834k

Total spending

£832k

Reserves (reported)

£1.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~23.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Joanne Black · trustee of 1 other charity
MR K BLACK · trustee of 4 other charities
NICK YOUNG
Tania Henrietta Black · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£834k	£832k
05/04/2024	£178k	£969k
05/04/2023	£201k	£754k
05/04/2022	£3.4m	£717k
05/04/2021	£543k	£504k

Common questions

Is THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £1,966 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by increased investment income and donations. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a strong balance sheet with unrestricted funds of £1,624,787, which significantly exceeds its stated reserves policy target of £nil. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£154k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Black Country Healthcare Charity Fund.

Black Country Healthcare Charity Fund income £230k
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £231k
THE CLEMENCE CHARITABLE TRUST income £150k
THE BORZELLO TRUST income £350k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £227k
THE ARNOLD LEE CHARITABLE TRUST income £857k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST	£834k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Black Country Healthcare Charity Fund FY2025	£230k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BALNEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£231k	—	above	29.3%	no doubt
THE CLEMENCE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BORZELLO TRUST FY2025	£350k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£227k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.