Bulgarian Support Fund
Analysis
Bulgarian Support Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Bulgarian Support Fund reported income of £32k and spending of £30k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £25k to £32k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 254%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bulgarian Support Fund sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berinsfield Voluntary Day Centre (£32k), Rotary Club of Middlesbrough Erimus Trust Fund (£32k) and Zainab Medicare (£32k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity makes grants to the Christian Evangelical Baptist Church in Varna, Bulgaria, to assist them in providing meals for the poor & elderly, church services, children's & young people's work, cultural events, lectures, classes and health clinics. Through the church, the charity also supports homes for children with special needs.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Berinsfield Voluntary Day Centre | Oxfordshire | £32k |
| Rotary Club of Middlesbrough Erimus Trust Fund | Cleveland | £32k |
| Zainab Medicare | Manchester | £32k |
| Father's Touch | Carterton | £32k |