Balstraw Limited

Analysis

Balstraw Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01002008). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Balstraw Limited reported income of £216k and spending of £474k, spending 219% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £236k to £216k (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Balstraw Limited sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zion of the Holy One of Israel Ministries (£216k), Shepherds Bush Families Project & Childrens Centre (£216k) and Colne Open Door Centre Limited (£216k).