Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The fund's work fits charities whose purpose is the relief of serving, former, ex and retired police officers and their widows, widowers and dependants, since it also makes grants to other charities with that purpose.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send an unprompted application.
- Officers applying for financial assistance must be contributors to the fund, so an officer who is not a contributor should not apply.
- No grant range is stated, so no typical request size can be given, and nothing is recorded on timing.
- Its geographic focus is stated as national.
Overview
Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1125409).
The Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It exists to give financial support, by grant or loan, to serving, former, ex and retired police officers and their widows, widowers and dependants who are sick or injured, or face financial hardship or distress. It also makes grants to other charities whose purpose is the relief of these same groups. The annual report records £1,783,519 paid by the fund.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The fund provides financial support by grant or loan to serving, former, ex and retired police officers and their widows, widowers and dependants who are sick or injured or face financial hardship or distress. It also awards grants to other charities whose purpose is the relief of these same groups. Awards of financial assistance may be grants or loans depending on the circumstances. The trustees may assist these groups in other exclusively charitable ways and help close family of officers who died in the line of duty attend police memorial services. Requests for financial assistance go to a Relief Board, which considers applications and makes recommendations; cases requiring guidance are considered by all trustees, who reach a majority decision. Officers applying for financial assistance must contribute to the fund.
Themes
- Police welfare
Geographic Focus
National.
What they don't fund
- All officers applying for financial assistance must be contributors to the charity
How to apply
The report records a charitable fund's grant request bid being received.
Who can apply:
- Officers applying for financial assistance are required to be contributors to the charity.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £2,431,491 | £2,604,823 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £2,250,628 | £2,604,580 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £2,193,183 | £2,459,269 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £2,079,612 | £2,252,850 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £2,022,614 | £2,344,349 | £1,783,519 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund?
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Contact
- welfarefunds@met.police.uksource
- MPS Charities Section, 2nd Floor (South), Kilburn Police Station, 38 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6LTsource
Applying to Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- welfarefunds@met.police.uksource
- MPS Charities Section, 2nd Floor (South), Kilburn Police Station, 38 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6LTsource