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THE BORDER CONSORTIUM

Registered charity 1109476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TBBC, THE THAILAND BURMA BORDER CONSORTIUM

TBC PROVIDES FOOD, SHELTER, NON FOOD ITEMS AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT TO BURMESE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS. IT ALSO RESEARCHES THE ROOT CAUSES OF DISPLACEMENT AND REFUGEE OUTFLOWS AND ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF THE REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS.

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Latest income
£26.6m
Latest spending
£26.7m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held THB 71M in freely available general reserves at the end of 2024, exceeding its stated minimum policy target of THB 25M. However, the filing notes a challenging funding climate, with significant reliance on government donors and recent reductions in US funding leading to programme cuts and staff reductions in 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months of core operating costs (held: £1.6m)
“TBC aims to maintain a minimum level of THB 25M in general reserves, equivalent to approximately four months of core operating costs.” — page 15
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KPMG LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£26.6m
Total spending
£26.7m
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
66

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burma · Thailand

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£26.6m£26.7m
31/12/2023£22.3m£21.8m
31/12/2022£21.3m£20.4m
31/12/2021£23.8m£16.9m
31/12/2020£14.7m£14.2m

Common questions

Is THE BORDER CONSORTIUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held THB 71M in freely available general reserves at the end of 2024, exceeding its stated minimum policy target of THB 25M. However, the filing notes a challenging funding climate, with significant reliance on government donors and recent reductions in US funding leading to programme cuts and staff reductions in 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by KPMG LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION3£28k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT2£35k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY2£5k
THE APAX FOUNDATION1£593k
AKO FOUNDATION1£366k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£349k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST1£302k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TALENT BEYOND BOUNDARIES UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BORDER CONSORTIUM£26.6m——above—no doubt
TALENT BEYOND BOUNDARIES UK FY2024£801kunclear2unclear—no doubt
MERCY OUTREACH FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
SAFE CHILD THAILAND FY2025£516k—0unclear—no doubt
BORDER CROSSINGS COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£191k—0unclear—no doubt
UNITED BORDERS FY2025£290k—0unclear—no doubt

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