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THE SHELL PENSIONERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 262049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPBA

Pensioners in need of assistance are identified by Pensioner Programme Officer and a proposal is made to the Trustees as to how the Charity may assist the Pensioner. The Trustees may make a grant or an interest free loan. The latter enables the Charity's funds to be recycled and assist other Pensioners in due course.

Objects

The prevention or relief of poverty among persons resident in the United Kingdom who are members of the Shell Pensioners Association (and the wives, husbands, widows, widowers, children and other dependants of such persons) in receipt of a pension from the Shell Contributory Pension Fund or the Shell Overseas Contributory Pension Fund, in particular but not exclusively by providing advice, grants and loans.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£672k
Latest spending
£311k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £3,811,716, described by the Trustees as 'healthy' and providing a 'solid foundation' for future activities. However, the Trustees note that the changes in Shell's support structure have created a projected yearly deficit based on current income and costs, creating a reliance on Shell for annual contributions and future legacies to cover shortfalls.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to generate necessary ongoing resources to make grants and loans (held: £3.8m)
“The reserves policy of the Trustees is to maintain sufficient reserves, which, together with donations, will generate the necessary ongoing resources to make grants and loans to SPA members.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from the spouse of a Trustee.
“Except for the unconditional donations shown in Note 2, there were no other related party transactions except for a donation from the spouse of a Trustee amounting to £120.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 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.

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

Total income
£672k
Total spending
£311k
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~147.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£672k£311k
31/12/2024£249k£285k
31/12/2023£245k£281k
31/12/2022£250k£297k
31/12/2021£249k£171k

Common questions

Is THE SHELL PENSIONERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £3,811,716, described by the Trustees as 'healthy' and providing a 'solid foundation' for future activities. However, the Trustees note that the changes in Shell's support structure have created a projected yearly deficit based on current income and costs, creating a reliance on Shell for annual contributions and future legacies to cover shortfalls. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ROYAL ENGINEERS CENTRAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.2m
AEONIAN FOUNDATION1£140k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£8k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION1£5k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SHELL PENSIONERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION£672k—0unclear—no doubt
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£519k—0above—no doubt
T.H.RUSSELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£235k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITIES OF JOHN AND FRANCES WEST FOR PENSIONERS FY2025£326k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RIFLES BENEVOLENT TRUST FY2024£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
YATELEY INDUSTRIES FOR THE DISABLED LIMITED FY2025£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt

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