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THE CIVIL SERVICE BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 1136870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHARITY FOR CIVIL SERVANTS · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC041956 (OSCR)

Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£7.4m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,479,000 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £27,131,000 to £25,652,000. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £25,200,000 and restricted income funds of £85,000, with a total pension scheme surplus of £1,290,000 disclosed in the notes.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£5.6m
Total spending
£7.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£25.3m
Employees
76

Reported reserves equal ~41.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£5.6m£7.4m
31/12/2024£4.6m£7.4m
31/12/2023£4.4m£8.0m
31/12/2022£5.1m£8.6m
31/12/2021£4.8m£7.9m

Common questions

Is THE CIVIL SERVICE BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,479,000 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £27,131,000 to £25,652,000. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £25,200,000 and restricted income funds of £85,000, with a total pension scheme surplus of £1,290,000 disclosed in the notes. Its FY2024 accounts were audited.

Who funds THE CIVIL SERVICE BENEVOLENT FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CIVIL SERVICE BENEVOLENT FUND as a grant recipient include THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUST, CSIS CHARITY FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£156k
CSIS CHARITY FUNDFY2025£75k
CSIS CHARITY FUNDFY2023£75k
CSIS CHARITY FUNDFY2022£40k
THE THALES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024—

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ROYAL ARTILLERY CHARITABLE FUND1£159k
THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST1£120k
P F CHARITABLE TRUST1£80k
THE ROYAL WELSH REGIMENTAL WELFARE AND BENEVOLENCE FOUNDATION1£69k

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