British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists

Analysis

British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists reported income of £23.3m and spending of £20.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20.4m to £23.3m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mytime Active (£23.2m), Together for Mental Wellbeing (£23.4m) and One Nation (£23.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, charitable activities 18% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £419k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.5m. Reserves of £50.0m would cover about 29 months of spending at that rate. It employed 118 people.