The Boys' Brigade

Analysis

The Boys' Brigade is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00145122). It says it provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Boys' Brigade reported income of £6.1m and spending of £2.4m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £6.1m (+252%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Boys' Brigade sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (£6.1m), The University of Chicago Foundation Limited (£6.1m) and The Florida State University International Programs Association UK (£6.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 29%, donations and legacies 6.9% and investments 3.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £386k. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £83k. Reserves of £8.5m would cover about 42 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.