BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (UK) LTD

Registered charity 1048090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RE B E P, REDBRIDGE BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

To advance the education of young people with particular regard to the development of applicable commercial and business skills and methods and other related matters.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN REDBRIDGE WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICABLE COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS SKILLS AND METHODS AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED --IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Havering, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £111,744 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £503,097. The trustees report that reserves equated to approximately three months of expenditure, which is below the agreed maximum policy target of 12 months. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Work related experiences (100% of income)
“Income from fees charged to provide young people with their education have increased from £1.66m to £1.86m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the 31st March 2025 the reserves of BEP equated to approximately 3 months of expenditure. The trustees have agreed a maximum level of reserves to be set at a maximum of 12 months of expenditure” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Chegwidden & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £7,774 — grants £7,774 (1); under 1% of the £1,855,254 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £8,214 — grants £8,214 (1); under 1% of the £1,656,708 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £8,389 — grants £8,389 (1); under 1% of the £1,361,653 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£503k
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Havering · Redbridge · Southend-on-sea · Thurrock · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.7m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.4m

Common questions

Is BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (UK) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £111,744 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £503,097. The trustees report that reserves equated to approximately three months of expenditure, which is below the agreed maximum policy target of 12 months. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Chegwidden & Co.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (UK) LTD£1.9m—0below—no doubt
LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS FY2025£688k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST KENT EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP LTD FY2024£338—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARTERED ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS SCHOOLS FY2025£18.3m——unclear—no doubt
LONDON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WEST BERKSHIRE LIMITED FY2025£415k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.