Circular Bioeconomy Alliance

Analysis

Circular Bioeconomy Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income fell from £3.0m to £1.1m (-63%), an average of -63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Circular Bioeconomy Alliance 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include It's a Penalty (£1.1m), Bees for Development (£1.1m) and Hope Church (Newtown) (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61% and trading 39%. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 26%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.