Bancroft Centre
Analysis
Bancroft Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tamworth. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bancroft Centre reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £11k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bancroft Centre sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Baranovich (£11k), God's Chamber Global Ministries (£11k) and Kinyan Hatorah Mifal Hashas (£11k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our goal is to work with residents of Bancroft and surrounding areas to improve our local community. We do this in a variety of ways, offering free training to help tackle unemployment in the area, community fun days and trips to help improve social cohesion and fun and stimulating evening clubs to provide the people of Bancroft with a fun social setting
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Baranovich | London | £11k |
| God's Chamber Global Ministries | Mabgate | £11k |
| Kinyan Hatorah Mifal Hashas | Manchester | £11k |
| Merrykids Foundation | Romford | £11k |