Barking Churches Unite (Bcu)

Analysis

Barking Churches Unite (Bcu) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barking. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Barking Churches Unite (Bcu) reported income of £188k and spending of £195k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £89k to £188k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Barking Churches Unite (Bcu) sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stemunity (£188k), Stripes - The West Yorkshire ADHD Charity (£188k) and Lohana Charitable Foundation Ltd (£188k).