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Registered charity (CIO) Removed from the register · No. 1177484iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The Benjamin Paul Foundation

The Benjamin Paul Foundation was a registered charity (number 1177484), now removed from the Charity Commission register.

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
N/A
Not reported
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Status
Removed
from the register, 20 December 2024
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Overview

Removed from the register

Removed
20 December 2024
Reason
Removed at the request of the charity (Charity Commission: Removed by application)
Funds went to
  • Teen Challenge UK 298900 · still registered20 December 2024 · Removed by application

From the Charity Commission register of removed charities, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Last record before removal

iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.

Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 31 December 2022).

Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register

Year endingIncomeSpending
31 December 2022£137£165
31 December 2021£78£419
31 December 2020£169£742

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE PEOPLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, IN TEIGNBRIDGE AND TORBAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ALCOHOL AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DEPENDENCY AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE, FOOD, CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR, TOILETRIES, SLEEPING BAGS, HELP WITH FINDING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES AND BASIC HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FURNITURE WHEN MOVING ON TO STABLE ACCOMMODATION, ALL WITH THE AIM OF INTEGRATING SUCH PEOPLE INTO SOCIETY AND ENABLING THEM TO GAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS.

Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Network

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Board

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2020
2021
2022
incomespending£137 latest income · spending exceeded income in 2021 and 2022

Network

Network

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Finances

7 financial years held, 2018 to 2024, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

7 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£500£1k£1.5k£2k2024202320222021202020192018£137

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Benjamin Paul Foundation has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year2018201920202021202220232024
Totals
Total income£1.23k£1.47k£169£78£137Return overdueNot reported
Total expenditure£1.69k£1.79k£742£419£165Return overdueNot reported
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Benjamin Paul Foundation has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Removed from the register on 20 December 2024

The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202431 October 2025Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 December 202331 October 2024Not receivedNot receivedOverdue by 50 daysNone online
31 December 202231 October 202330 October 202330 October 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202131 October 20221 November 20221 day late1 November 20221 day lateLate by 1 dayOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202031 October 20213 November 20213 days late3 November 20213 days lateLate by 3 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE PEOPLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, IN TEIGNBRIDGE AND TORBAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ALCOHOL AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DEPENDENCY AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE, FOOD, CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR, TOILETRIES, SLEEPING BAGS, HELP WITH FINDING TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES AND BASIC HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FURNITURE WHEN MOVING ON TO STABLE ACCOMMODATION, ALL WITH THE AIM OF INTEGRATING SUCH PEOPLE INTO SOCIETY AND ENABLING THEM TO GAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS.

What it does

  • Disability
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • Other charitable purposes

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Local authorities: Cornwall, Devon, Torbay
Area of benefit
LOCAL as filed
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 08 Mar 2018 as filed
Register history
  • 8 March 2018Registered as a charitable incorporated organisation
  • 20 December 2024Transferred assets to Teen Challenge UK (298900)
  • 20 December 2024Removed from the register (Removed by application)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Registered
2018 · removed 2024

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