The Bucks Association for the Care of Offenders
Analysis
The Bucks Association for the Care of Offenders is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12117355). It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bucks Association for the Care of Offenders reported income of £48k and spending of £63k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £48k (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Bucks Association for the Care of Offenders sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wreningham Village Hall (£48k), Thaxted Windmill Trust CIO (£48k) and Seend Trust (£48k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
BACO aims to help offenders break their cycle of criminal behaviour and reintegrate back into society as contributing members. We work with the Prison service and Probation but independently of both. We provide small grants to serving prisoners resident in Buckinghamshire's prisons, ex-offenders and those released on licence into the county of Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wreningham Village Hall | Norfolk | £48k |
| Thaxted Windmill Trust CIO | Essex | £48k |
| Seend Trust | Wiltshire | £48k |
| Malombo Music Association | Fulham | £48k |