Boy Blue

Analysis

Boy Blue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06131209). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Boy Blue reported income of £783k and spending of £719k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £408k to £783k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. 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, Boy Blue sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Godiva Awakes Trust (£783k), 1927 Productions Limited (£785k) and Castlehaven Community Association (£782k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52% and charitable activities 48%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £323k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.