The Bertie Black Foundation

Analysis

The Bertie Black Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Bertie Black Foundation reported income of £150k and spending of £146k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £108k to £150k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Bertie Black Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miss W E Lawrence 1973 Charitable Settlement (£150k), Maureen Behrman Charity (£150k) and John Schofield Trust (£150k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.