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ESSEX POLICE FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 258273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of support services to members and retired members and their families of Essex Police

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Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves decreased to £761,936 from £781,600 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £19,664. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to continue achieving objectives and meet the stated policy target of £400,000. The charity is unincorporated and relies on investment income and donations to fund grants to police personnel.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £400,000 (held: £762k)
“The Essex Police Force Benevolent Fund requires minimum reserves of £400,000 to protect its current activities and provide funding for long term projects to progress them to completion, in order to allow the Trustees to meet their responsibilities and ensure that the Fund can continue to operate on a going concern basis.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subscription income is the Fund's share of voluntary contributions made by serving officers of Essex Police. It is not uncommon for a Police officer in receipt of grant support to have made or still be making voluntary contributions to the Fund.
“Subscription income is the Fund's share of voluntary contributions made by serving officers of Essex Police. It is not uncommon for a Police officer in receipt of grant support to have made or still be making voluntary contributions to the Fund. Any grant support to serving Police officers is made at the discretion of the General Committee, whether voluntary contributions are being made or not.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Essex Police Officer's Benevolent Fund (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£49k£59k
31/03/2024£42k£138k
31/03/2023£42k£138k
31/03/2022£40k£186k
31/03/2021£38k£123k

Common questions

Is ESSEX POLICE FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves decreased to £761,936 from £781,600 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £19,664. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to continue achieving objectives and meet the stated policy target of £400,000. The charity is unincorporated and relies on investment income and donations to fund grants to police personnel. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.