Bulky Bob's

Analysis

Bulky Bob's is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09948123). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Bulky Bob's reported income of £760k and spending of £938k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £1.3m to £760k (-42%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bulky Bob's sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include God's Vineyard Ministries (£760k), Calderdale Citizens Advice Bureau (£762k) and UK Friends of Ahavas Chesed (£759k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 10 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.