# The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 220817 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/220817)
- Company number: 00492051
- Latest income: £12.4k; spending £6,785
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Other names: The Carnaudmetalbox Benevolent Fund Limited (previous); The Metal Box Benevolent Fund Limited (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/carnaud-metalbox-benevolent-fund

The relief of poverty amongst employees and ex-employees

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £12.4k | £6,785 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £12.3k | £6,292 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £11.1k | £7,579 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £8,485 | £16.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £40.5k | £5,530 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (a) To relieve poverty among employees and ex-employees of metal box and of its successor and subsidiary companies from time to time and the wives, widows, husbands, widowers, children and parents of such persons and such other persons as the council of management shall in their absolute discretion consider to be dependent on such persons; and (b) To relieve poverty among: (i) Any individuals or groups of individuals living within approximately 25 miles of any past present or future metal box factory or office; and (ii) any group or groups of individuals defined by reference to their regular attendance at any school situated within approximately 25 miles of any past present or future metal box factory or officewith a preference to those individuals or groups of individuals who fall within sub-paragraph (a) Above (whether or not they also fall within sub-paragraph (b) (i) Or (ii))

## What it funds

The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited reported income of £12.4k and spending of £6,785. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £42.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited give each year?

The register does not break out The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £6,785. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,447 a year.

### How large is The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited?

In its latest reported year The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited reported income of £12.4k and spending of £6,785.


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