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THE BENLIAN TRUST

Registered charity 277253 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Granting scholarships to Armenian students attending university in England; making grants to Armenian organisations for cultural activities for the benefit of the London Armenian Community; and making charitable donations in accordance with the terms of the Will of the benefactor under which the Trust Fund was created.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£280k
Latest spending
£146k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £14,436, which is below the stated policy target of roughly 3% of portfolio value (equivalent to one year's minimum grants and running costs). The charity reported a net incoming resource of £197,817 for the period, driven by a £190,000 legacy and investment gains, while total funds increased to £5,585,058.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: roughly 3% of the portfolio value (held: £14k)
“the trustees will hold reserves of roughly 3% of the portfolio value (more or less equivalent to 1 year's minimum grants and typical direct running costs).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore NHC Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/06/2023)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£92k
Cost of raising funds
£47k
Reserves (reported)
£120k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~15.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: France · Israel · Throughout England · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£280k£146k
29/06/2024£151k£96k
29/06/2023£1.0m£92k
29/06/2022£171k£236k
29/06/2021£156k£235k

Common questions

Is THE BENLIAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £14,436, which is below the stated policy target of roughly 3% of portfolio value (equivalent to one year's minimum grants and running costs). The charity reported a net incoming resource of £197,817 for the period, driven by a £190,000 legacy and investment gains, while total funds increased to £5,585,058. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore NHC Audit Limited.

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
FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST1£143k
BRUSHMILL LIMITED1£21k
GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITED1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION LONDON TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BENLIAN TRUST£280k—0unclear—no doubt
ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION LONDON TRUST FY2025£263k—0above—no doubt
THE ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN TRUST FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt
BAIS RIZHIN TRUST FY2025£365k—0unclear—no doubt
SAINT SARKIS CHARITY TRUST FY2025£250k—0unclear—no doubt
ZICHRON MOSHE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£119k—0below—no doubt

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