Building Crafts College

Analysis

Building Crafts College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Building Crafts College reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.5m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Building Crafts College sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ena Makin Educational Trust (£3.5m), Chafyn Grove School (£3.5m) and Alleyn Court Educational Trust (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 41 people.