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BUILDING TRUST INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1142338 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUILDING TRUST

Building Trust International provide architectural assistance to communities, charities & individuals in need. We believe in good design for all. Design at its core is about developing skills for problem solving & creating better solutions. We use these skills in tackling real world issues, in the delivery & design of our projects, having a positive impact upon people, wildlife & the planet.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY ILL HEALTH, POVERTY, WAR OR OTHER DISASTER IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF;I) NEW RESPONSES TO ILL HEALTH, CONSERVATION, POVERTY, WAR OR OTHER DISASTER THROUGH DESIGN.II) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS.III) EDUCATION IN CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£176k
Latest spending
£150k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated £176,379 in incoming resources and expended £149,993, resulting in a net surplus of £26,386 for the year. The trustees report that the charity has no tangible assets and no debts, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £28,458. The trustees note that they are yet to develop a formal reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Voluntary income (95% of income)
“95.25% Voluntary Income” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Building Trust International (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Brazil · Burma · Cambodia · Canada · Honduras · Hounslow · Indonesia · Italy · Laos · Mexico · Mongolia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£176k£150k
05/04/2024£129k£149k
05/04/2023£152k£139k
05/04/2022£82k£93k
05/04/2021£46k£38k

Common questions

Is BUILDING TRUST INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated £176,379 in incoming resources and expended £149,993, resulting in a net surplus of £26,386 for the year. The trustees report that the charity has no tangible assets and no debts, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £28,458. The trustees note that they are yet to develop a formal reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BUILDING TRUST INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BUILDING TRUST INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£80kCAPS Project (Community Advocacy Pilot Strategy Project)