BHA FOR EQUALITY

Registered charity 1079727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BHA, BHAF, BLACK HEALTH AGENCY

BHA exists to improve the lives and change the futures of BME and other marginalised communities, through service delivery and by contributing to policy development to ensure diversity and equality are integral to mainstream health strategies.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £474,921, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £150,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient available resources and is well placed to manage business risks, with auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Reserves policy: £150,000 (held: £475k)
“The level of reserves required for this purpose was £150,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Slade & Cooper Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.4m
Reserves (reported)
£475k
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.4m£2.4m
31/03/2024£2.3m£2.2m
31/03/2023£2.2m£2.3m
31/03/2022£2.0m£1.8m
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.8m

Common questions

Is BHA FOR EQUALITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £474,921, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £150,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient available resources and is well placed to manage business risks, with auditors confirming no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Slade & Cooper Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2019£10kThe Valour Project
UK government01/04/2019£19kBHA for Equality
UK government12/10/2018£40kPrEPared
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council25/06/2016£1kVoluntary Sector Grant to BHA for Equality
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2010£4kYoung People's Conference
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2008£6kChallenging Perceptions
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2005£5kCommunity Information Access Project

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BAHJA INITIATIVE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BHA FOR EQUALITY£2.4m—0above—no doubt
BAHJA INITIATIVE FY2024£174k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMBER ALL NATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025£356k—0unclear—no doubt
BLACK EQUITY ORGANISATION (BEO) FY2025£1.7m——above—no doubt
BATH ETHNIC MINORITY SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION FY2025£157k—0below—no doubt

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