National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom

Analysis

National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00355737). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom reported income of £10.7m and spending of £10.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £9.0m to £10.7m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Christian Broadcasters Limited (£10.4m), Hillsong Church London (£10.9m) and The Message Trust (£10.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 3.3% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £912k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £9.6m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.