Business Education Partnership (UK) Ltd

Analysis

Business Education Partnership (UK) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02772914). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Business Education Partnership (UK) Ltd reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.9m (+42%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Business Education Partnership (UK) Ltd 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Knowsley (£1.9m), Vast Services (1920) (£1.9m) and Institute of School Business Leadership (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £503k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.