Bell House Dulwich

Analysis

Bell House Dulwich is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09016329). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bell House Dulwich reported income of £2.3m and spending of £383k, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £148k to £2.3m (+1490%), an average of +100% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 3695%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bell House Dulwich sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust (£2.3m), South Downs National Park Trust (£2.3m) and Foodcycle (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, charitable activities 7.1%, investments 6.7% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.9%. Reserves of £19.9m would cover about 624 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.