British Tunnelling Society

Analysis

British Tunnelling Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2024, British Tunnelling Society reported income of £525k and spending of £604k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £146k to £525k (+259%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, British Tunnelling Society sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institute of Measurement and Control (£524k), The Gresham's Foundation (£525k) and The British Friends of the Bar-Ilan University (£524k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 79% and charitable activities 20%. Charitable activities took 12% of spending and raising funds 88%. Grants to other organisations totalled £18k. Reserves of £302k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.