The BCN Society

Analysis

The BCN Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitchurch. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The BCN Society reported income of £269k and spending of £34k, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £22k to £269k (+1145%), an average of +88% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 632%. Over the whole period it spent 46% 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, The BCN Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Groundlings Theatre Trust (£269k), Commonword Enterprises Ltd (£269k) and Vagina Museum (£268k).