St Basil's

Analysis

St Basil's is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03964376). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Basil's reported income of £18.1m and spending of £17.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13.8m to £18.1m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Basil's sits at the 100th 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge-It Housing UK Team Ltd (£18.1m), Farm Africa Limited (£18.2m) and Open Doors with Brother Andrew (£18.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 8.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 284 people.