BRAC Europe

Analysis

BRAC Europe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05802246). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, BRAC Europe reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £3.4m to £1.2m (-64%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, BRAC Europe sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Europe Trust (£1.2m), The Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement (£1.2m) and Age UK Merton (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.1%. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 32%. Grants to other organisations totalled £358k. Reserves of £901k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.