Bae Systems Rochester Central Charity Fund

Analysis

Bae Systems Rochester Central Charity Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bae Systems Rochester Central Charity Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £15k to £11k (-24%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Bae Systems Rochester Central Charity Fund sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Belgrave Village Hall (£11k), The London Armenian Community Trust (£11k) and The Hamilton Charitable Trust (£11k).

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