The Bosco Centre

Analysis

The Bosco Centre 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, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Bosco Centre reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.9m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Bosco Centre 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Every Nation London (£1.9m), The New Girls School (£1.9m) and Hampshire Christian Education Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 4.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.