Bourneheights Limited

Analysis

Bourneheights Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 01828540). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2024, Bourneheights Limited reported income of £959k and spending of £1.5m, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2020 to November 2024, income fell from £2.7m to £959k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bourneheights Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Resurrection Life Centre Ltd (£958k), Pump Aid (£959k) and UnityMK (£958k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 86% and donations and legacies 14%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £7.0m would cover about 54 months of spending at that rate.