BC Partners Foundation

Registered charity 1136956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B.C. PARTNERS FOUNDATION

The charity's main activity is providing grants to a wide range of different charities, both in the UK and abroad. All of these charities provide a public benefit in different ways, so by providing grants to these charities, the charity is providing a public benefit through them.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£441k

Latest spending

£606k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £356,860, a significant increase from the previous year's £139,355, driven by a surplus in the year. The trustees report a healthy cash balance and confirm that BC Partners LLP intends to continue supporting the Foundation, indicating no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: BC Partners (88% of income)

“BC Partners 385,944 - 385,944 319,931” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£614k

Total spending

£691k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Devine
Cedric Dubourdieu
Marco Castelli
Matthew George Evans

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

Operates in: France · Germany · Italy · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£441k	£606k
31/12/2023	£377k	£363k
31/12/2022	£614k	£691k
31/12/2021	£444k	£387k
31/12/2020	£397k	£440k

Common questions

Is BC Partners Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £356,860, a significant increase from the previous year's £139,355, driven by a surplus in the year. The trustees report a healthy cash balance and confirm that BC Partners LLP intends to continue supporting the Foundation, indicating no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

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BACON FOUNDATION LTD income £2.0m
THE BREWERS FOUNDATION income £334k
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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BC Partners Foundation	£441k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BACON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025	£2.0m	—	below	—	noted
THE BREWERS FOUNDATION FY2025	£334k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE BCS FOUNDATION FY2025	£114k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BLAKEY FOUNDATION FY2025	£271k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BERTIE BLACK FOUNDATION FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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