Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group
Analysis
Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gainsborough. It was registered in May 2020, 6 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group reported income of £192k and spending of £92k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £308k to £192k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 27% 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, Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Karst (£192k), Franco-British Council - British Section (£192k) and The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham (£192k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Preserve historic broadcast television equipment, its associated documentation and historyEngage with the general public and those associated with the television industry in order to encourage interest in historic broadcast television technologyResearch, document and communicate broadcast industry related subjectsEducate and encourage new generations into broadcast engineering
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Karst | Plymouth | £192k |
| Franco-British Council - British Section | London | £192k |
| The Polish Language and Cultural Centre in Nottingham | Nottingham | £192k |
| The Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council | London | £193k |