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Registered charity · No. 211840 · StockportiSource 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

Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund (aka SI/GBI Benevolent Fund)

Income
£29k
▼ 7.1% on 2025
Expenditure
£23k
▼ 32.9% on 2025
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
20
2.7y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
20
reported in the annual return
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Overview

Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund's network

20 people6 organisationsi20 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

20 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Carol Ann BaileyChair2025
1 yr
Alison AdlamTrustee2025
1 yr
Anna GordonTrustee2025
1 yr
Catherine BealTrustee2022
4 yrs
Clare ComerfordTrustee2020
6 yrs
Denise PearsTrustee2025
1 yr
Dorcas AkejuTrustee2023
3 yrs
Dorothy SethTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 20 →

Board

The board

20 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Carol Ann BaileyChair2025
1 yr
Alison AdlamTrustee2025
1 yr
Anna GordonTrustee2025
1 yr
Catherine BealTrustee2022
4 yrs
Clare ComerfordTrustee2020
6 yrs
Denise PearsTrustee2025
1 yr
Dorcas AkejuTrustee2023
3 yrs
Dorothy SethTrustee2025
1 yr
Dr Kay WilkieTrustee2024
2 yrs
Janice ReesTrustee2025
1 yr
Jillian Patchett BoyceTrustee2023
3 yrs
Julie WilliamsTrustee2022
4 yrs
Kathleen BelinisTrustee2025
1 yr
Maureen LittleTrustee2026
new
Pauline PanterTrustee2025
1 yr
Rev Christine LowTrustee2025
1 yr
Sandra MorrisTrustee2022
4 yrs
Susan BiggsTrustee2025
1 yr
Vanessa WhiteTrustee2018
8 yrs
Yvonne FreemanTrustee2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
2.4y
median 1y
Longest tenure
8y
since 2018
Years in governance
6.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
4
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
14
of 20 on the board

20 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

Portfolio (6)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 18Education/training 4Religious Activities 3The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 2Amateur Sport 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 2Other services 2Education 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2021 to 2026, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 MarchiHover 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£20k£40k£60k£80k202620252024202320222021£29.40k£23.40k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund 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 year202120222023202420252026
Totals
Total income£44.57k£43.57k£52.29k£34.70k£31.64k£29.40k
Total expenditure£71.58k£63.43k£56.90k£43.61k£34.88k£23.40k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot 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. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund 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.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202631 January 202719 August 202619 August 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202531 January 20263 December 20253 December 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 202528 August 202428 August 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 202431 January 202431 January 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 202330 November 202230 November 2022On timeOn 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 29 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.

the relief of women in need who have been a member of SIGBI Limited within the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and the Republic of Ireland for at least three consecutive years and whose membership continues; or if they have left and have not been a member for 5 years, at the discretion of the Trustees.

What it does

  • The prevention or relief of poverty

Who it helps

  • Other defined groups

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
Throughout England and WalesCountries: Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
Area of benefit
NATIONAL as filed
Governing document
FEDERATION CONSTITUTION 1960 AS AMENDED 19/10/96 18/11/06 6/11/10 as amended on 23 Jul 2018 as amended on 23 Jul 2018 as amended on 16 Oct 2019 as amended on 11 May 2020 as filed
Register history
  • 28 March 1963Registered
Working name
Si/Gbi Benevolent Fund
Previous name
The Benevolent Fund in Connection with the Federation of Soroptimist Clubs of GT Britain and Ireland

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling

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.

About

Registered
1963

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