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The BKL Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1188428LondonGrant-making and general purposes
Income£36k2025-03-31
Spending£19ksame year
Spent / received86%5-year average
Size in its cause66th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2020Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The BKL Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11812275). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The BKL Foundation reported income of £36k and spending of £19k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £36k to £36k (-0.8%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The BKL Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shalom Trust (£36k), Normalyn Charitable Trust (£36k) and Adam C I Naylor Charitable Trust (£36k).

Income and spending

£0£16k£33k£49k£65k2021 Income: £35,9692021 Spending: £3,42920212022 Income: £44,3182022 Spending: £45,88020222023 Income: £65,3242023 Spending: £61,76820232024 Income: £36,9402024 Spending: £57,31820242025 Income: £35,6712025 Spending: £19,1762025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The charity makes grants to other charities registered in the United Kingdom.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Shalom TrustBristol£36k
Normalyn Charitable TrustLondon£36k
Adam C I Naylor Charitable TrustLiverpool£36k
Fred Pendlebury Trust LegacyWarrington£36k