THE BESTWOOD PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1127367 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support to voluntary and community organisations and local residentsSupport to potential volunteers Events designed to enhance community cohesionSupport into employment through job search and applicationsAdult Education for jobseekers, and for all

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£437k
Latest spending
£436k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased slightly to £552,497, with unrestricted reserves held entirely as designated funds. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong financial position to continue operations effectively for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Nottingham City Council (89% of income)
“Nottingham City Council 390224” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 240,000 (held: £552k)
“Total (optimal) reserve 240,000” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£560k
Total spending
£397k
Reserves (reported)
£587k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~17.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£437k£436k
31/03/2024£467k£502k
31/03/2023£560k£397k
31/03/2022£375k£358k
31/03/2021£409k£279k

Common questions

Is THE BESTWOOD PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased slightly to £552,497, with unrestricted reserves held entirely as designated funds. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong financial position to continue operations effectively for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BESTWOOD PARTNERSHIP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BESTWOOD PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include Advance Nottingham.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Advance NottinghamFY2024£18k
Advance NottinghamFY2023£940
Advance NottinghamFY2022£400Restricted

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2025£19kChanging our lives Employability programme
Sport England19/09/2024£15kCommunity Sports Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund01/09/2016£3kFestive Celebration within the Bestwood area