Balham and Tooting Community Association

Analysis

Balham and Tooting Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Balham and Tooting Community Association reported income of £13k and spending of £9,375, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £2,000 to £13k (+545%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Balham and Tooting Community Association sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Godalming Benevolent Fund (£13k), The Gurkha Memorial Fund (£13k) and Shahjalal Bangladesh Islamic and Cultural Association Reading (£13k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.