THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 1122638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charitable objective is to provide support by way of grants to the members of the Professional Golfers' Association who are in need, hardship or distress.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £555,303, which the Trustees consider to be above their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £54,462 for the year, driven by increased donations and investment gains, while maintaining a strong cash and investment position to support ongoing operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £555k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Professional Golfers' Association Benevolent Fund (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN WHITE · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul McEvoy
Tristan Alexander Crew MBE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Australia · Germany · Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Sweden · Switzerland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£154k	£126k
31/12/2023	£137k	£112k
31/12/2022	£148k	£128k
31/12/2021	£57k	£128k
31/12/2020	£78k	£94k

Common questions

Is THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £555,303, which the Trustees consider to be above their policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £54,462 for the year, driven by increased donations and investment gains, while maintaining a strong cash and investment position to support ongoing operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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
THE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHARITY	1	£172k
THE GREG & ROSIE LOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TRUST	1	£50k
THE GERALD MICKLEM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£41k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GOLF FOUNDATION.

THE GOLF FOUNDATION income £1.6m
THE FALDO TRUST FOR TOMORROW'S CHAMPIONS income £407k
THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION income £1.3m
The British Airways Benevolent Fund income £120k
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND income £155k
The Physiotherapy Benevolent Fund income £136k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND	£154k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GOLF FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.6m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	below	—	no doubt
THE FALDO TRUST FOR TOMORROW'S CHAMPIONS FY2024	£407k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION FY2024	£1.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The British Airways Benevolent Fund FY2024	£120k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND FY2024	£155k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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