BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People

Analysis

BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basildon. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05284004). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People reported income of £614k and spending of £547k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £394k to £614k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alulbayt Foundation (£614k), The Patricia Routledge Foundation (£614k) and Open Heaven Church (£613k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 29%, investments 2.8% and trading 1.8%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £398k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.