Building Bridges in Burnley

Analysis

Building Bridges in Burnley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05495250). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Building Bridges in Burnley reported income of £117k and spending of £82k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £44k to £117k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Building Bridges in Burnley sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Priory Community Association (£117k), The Evangelical Church (£117k) and The Kenneth and Barbara Boardman-Weston Charitable Trust (£117k).