Bioversity International (UK)
Analysis
Bioversity International (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06724958). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Bioversity International (UK) reported income of £82k and spending of £142k, spending 173% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bioversity International (UK) sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Marketors Trust (£82k), Ihezie Foundation (£82k) and Urban Mba (£82k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Bioversity International UK funds innovative cutting-edge scientific research to tackle the biggest challenges the world is facing at the nexus of agriculture, environment and nutrition, supporting in particular millions of smallholder farmers, 50% of whom are women, who produce a third of the world's food. Our research partners are the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Marketors Trust | London | £82k |
| Ihezie Foundation | Milton Keynes | £82k |
| Urban Mba | London | £82k |
| Beacon (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum Concern) | Bradford | £82k |