Bede House Association

Analysis

Bede House Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00420386). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bede House Association reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.6m (+6.8%), an average of +1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bede House Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forward Day Centre Limited (£1.6m), The Graeae Theatre Company Limited (£1.6m) and Ahavat Yisroel UK (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, donations and legacies 15% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.