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BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION

Registered charity 212022 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Institution is the assistance of:- Persons in need who have been (or who are) engaged in the building trade as Master Builders, and- The wives, widows and children of any such persons being in need of assistance.

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Latest income
£10k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £100,452, driven primarily by investment gains of £114,805, while operational expenditure exceeded incoming resources from donations and investment income. Free reserves stood at £1,614,734, which is above the trustees' stated target of approximately £1.5 million required to meet long-term beneficiary obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £1.5 million (held: £1.6m)
“The Trustees are therefore of the opinion that levels of reserves of approximately £1.5 million are required to ensure that the Charity can continue to meet its obligations” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee T. Rayner received £5,161 in expenses for day-to-day running of activities.
“Throughout the year one of the trustees of the charity, T.Rayner, has dealt with the day to day running of its activities and was paid £5,161 (2023 : £6,321) in expenses.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee T. Rayner received expenses for day-to-day running of activities.
“Throughout the year one of the trustees of the charity, T.Rayner, has dealt with the day to day running of its activities and was paid £5,161 (2023 : £6,321) in expenses.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£10k£72k
31/12/2024£51k£65k
31/12/2023£57k£70k
31/12/2022£55k£69k
31/12/2021£61k£68k

Common questions

Is BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £100,452, driven primarily by investment gains of £114,805, while operational expenditure exceeded incoming resources from donations and investment income. Free reserves stood at £1,614,734, which is above the trustees' stated target of approximately £1.5 million required to meet long-term beneficiary obligations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION as a grant recipient include DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6kYouth and Welfare
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kYouth and Welfare
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kYouth and Welfare
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kYouth and Welfare