British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS (BACME)

Analysis

British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS (BACME) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS (BACME) reported income of £13k and spending of £9,875, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £39k to £13k (-66%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Association of Clinicians in ME/CFS (BACME) sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solace (Ministries) UK (£13k), Burgess Hill Shed (£13k) and Norah and Fred Roberts Memorial Trust (£13k).