The BSD Charitable Trust

Analysis

The BSD Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The BSD Charitable Trust reported income of £533k and spending of £476k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £463k to £533k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 BSD Charitable Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Hope Projects (West Midlands) Ltd (£533k), Keren Chasodim Ltd (£534k) and Chasing the Stigma (£533k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £294k.