BC Trust

Analysis

BC Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08366365). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, BC Trust reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.6m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.9m (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, BC Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Education to Improve Family Planning (£2.9m), Rontades Limited (£2.9m) and Slavic Gospel Association (British Section) Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 8.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.5m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.