Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation
Analysis
Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation reported income of £353k and spending of £346k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £9.9m to £353k (-96%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Baltic Exchange Charitable Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Orchard Dementia Centre (£352k), Wellspring Church Leicester (£353k) and Britain Alxas Community Centre (£352k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of persons in need who fall withing the definition of potential beneficiarieslife members of the former Baltic Exchange Charitable Society and their familypersons who are or have been employed by the Baltic Exchangesuch other persons who are or have been engaged in maritime activitiesand who are in need as a result of financial hardship, age, illness or disability.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Orchard Dementia Centre | Chertsey | £352k |
| Wellspring Church Leicester | leicester | £353k |
| Britain Alxas Community Centre | London | £352k |
| Primrose Hill Community Association | London | £354k |