BBYO

Registered charity 1141616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF JEWISH EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND UNDERSTANDING OF JUDAISM AMONGST JEWISH TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE JEWISH FAITH IN SUCH MANNER AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE AND;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO ENGLISH LAW.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£521k
Latest spending
£478k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that BBYO reported a surplus of £43,319 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £96,367. The trustees consider the reserves position acceptable and sufficient to maintain normal operating activities for 12 months. The charity is not prepared on a going-concern basis of doubt, as the directors confirm sufficient resources to continue trading.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of 12 months (held: £96k)
“The directors review the level of reserves annually, to ensure that we maintain sufficient reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of 12 months” — 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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BBYO (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£521k
Total spending
£478k
Reserves (reported)
£96k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Bristol City · Camden · Hertfordshire · Manchester City · Scotland · Stockport · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£521k£478k
30/09/2024£566k£616k
30/09/2023£441k£425k
30/09/2022£421k£456k
30/09/2021£218k£189k

Common questions

Is BBYO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that BBYO reported a surplus of £43,319 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £96,367. The trustees consider the reserves position acceptable and sufficient to maintain normal operating activities for 12 months. The charity is not prepared on a going-concern basis of doubt, as the directors confirm sufficient resources to continue trading. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2023£10kHealth Education & Advice for Life (HEAL)
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2018£10kLGBT Inclusion and Celebration Project
The National Lottery Community Fund03/09/2014£2kHatrama - BBYO's Young Fundraiser Course