British Forces Foundation

Analysis

British Forces Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03745373). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Forces Foundation reported income of £689k and spending of £561k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £240k to £689k (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, British Forces Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jencks Foundation (£688k), Ovo (£689k) and Vigilance of Brixham (£688k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, donations and legacies 28% and investments 12%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 37%. Reserves of £361k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.