Broadcast Television Technology Trust
Analysis
Broadcast Television Technology Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Camberley. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Broadcast Television Technology Trust reported income of £71k and spending of £1,704, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £46k to £71k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 1549%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Broadcast Television Technology Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ferdinand Beck Fund (£71k), Youth Ink at the Heart of the Community Ltd (£71k) and Waltham Forest Chinese Association (£71k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1). To restore and preserve MCR21, a 1960s BBC television mobile control room.2). To inform and educate the public, particularly young people, about the history of MCR21 and the broadcast technology used to construct television outside broadcast units in the 1960s.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand Beck Fund | Rutland | £71k |
| Youth Ink at the Heart of the Community Ltd | London | £71k |
| Waltham Forest Chinese Association | London | £71k |
| Human Values Foundation | Horsham | £71k |