Asser Bishvil Foundation

Analysis

Asser Bishvil Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Asser Bishvil Foundation reported income of £10.8m and spending of £11.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £9.4m to £10.8m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Asser Bishvil Foundation sits at the 99th 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 Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited (£10.7m), Islamic Help (£11.0m) and Trust for London (£10.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £11.0m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.