The Boparan Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Boparan Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West midlands. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06852304). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Boparan Charitable Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.0m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £153k to £1.6m (+963%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 288%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Boparan Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stoller Charitable Trust (£1.6m), Hatzola Trust Limited (£1.6m) and Harrow Club (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, trading 12% and investments 5.4%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.