The Boys' Brigade, Nottingham Battalion

Analysis

The Boys' Brigade, Nottingham Battalion is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in June 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Boys' Brigade, Nottingham Battalion reported income of £12k and spending of £19k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,541 to £12k (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 418%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Boys' Brigade, Nottingham Battalion sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newton's and Hatley's School Foundation (£12k), Friends of St Mary's Kingsclere Limited (£12k) and Free School Foundation (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.