THE CONCERT ARTISTES ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 211012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAA BENEVOLENT FUND

Provides financial and medical assistance to our members

Objects

RELIEF OF DISTRESSED MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OR THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE RELIEF OF CASES OF EXTREME HARDSHIP AMONG PERSONS WHO AT THE TIME OF RELIEF SHALL HAVE SECEDED FROM MEMBERSHIP THROUGH ILLNESS OR MISFORTUNE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £18,257, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £35,000 (six months of expenditure). The charity reported a net expenditure of £56,185 for the year, driven by increased grant payments, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £940,209 to £884,024.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of resources expended which equates to approximately £35,000 (held: £18k)

“The trustees considered that the ideal level of reserves as at 30 September 2025 would be six months of resources expended which equates to approximately £35,000.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Related party transaction

“Charges were made by the Concert Artistes' Association of £3,600 (2024 - £3,600) in respect of use of the office at 20 Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9HP and for general administration expenses.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Avril Ann Gaynor · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRIS EMMETT
Michael Noel McManus

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£29k	£53k
30/09/2024	£27k	£70k
30/09/2023	£27k	£55k
30/09/2022	£308k	£47k
30/09/2021	£30k	£43k

Common questions

Is THE CONCERT ARTISTES ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £18,257, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £35,000 (six months of expenditure). The charity reported a net expenditure of £56,185 for the year, driven by increased grant payments, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £940,209 to £884,024. 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
THE WOLFSON FOUNDATION	1	£3.0m
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£230k
CMZ LTD	1	£113k
CHASEHAWK LIMITED	1	£107k
JAY EDUCATION TRUST	1	£91k
KAHAL CHASSIDIM BOBOV	1	£61k
YAD SHLOMO TRUST	1	£61k
TSEDOKO LIMITED	1	£51k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH ARTS FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION.

BRITISH ARTS FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION income £72k
ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL ACCIDENTS income £1.4m
ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS income £1.7m
THE ACTORS' BENEVOLENT FUND income £1.9m
THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST income £110k
THE MACHYNLLETH TABERNACLE TRUST income £379k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CONCERT ARTISTES ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH ARTS FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION FY2025	£72k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL ACCIDENTS FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	below	26.9%	no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS FY2025	£1.7m	£109,812	—	within	—	no doubt
THE ACTORS' BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025	£1.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST FY2025	£110k	—	0	no_policy	—	no doubt

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