BJS Foundation

Analysis

BJS Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 company (Companies House number 01248899). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, BJS Foundation reported income of £988k and spending of £942k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £483k to £988k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, BJS Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 The Unconnected Foundation (£988k), The Jim Ratcliffe Foundation (£988k) and Pembrokeshire Frame Limited (£988k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, investments 11% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £5.8m would cover about 61 months of spending at that rate.