Bulanstar Limited

Analysis

Bulanstar Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01357295). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bulanstar Limited reported income of £645k and spending of £738k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £42k to £645k (+1440%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 778%. Over the whole period it spent 192% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bulanstar Limited 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mildred's Abbey, Minster, Kent (£645k), Cirencester Baptist Church (£646k) and Westminster College Trust, Oxford (£645k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £737k. Reserves of £75k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.

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.