The Bromley by Bow Centre

Analysis

The Bromley by Bow Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02942840). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Bromley by Bow Centre reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £4.0m to £3.0m (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Bromley by Bow Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ethar Relief (£3.0m), Bernard Sunley Foundation (£3.0m) and Swarovski Foundation (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, donations and legacies 15%, trading 8.1% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 8.2%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.