BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND COMMUNITY GROUP

Registered charity 1174555 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRITISH ENHANCEMENT CENTRE

Our objective is to tackle the disadvantage faced by people with learning difficulties living in England. Out of 1.6 million people less than 6.1% are in work. We will work with, Adults and young people with a learning disability, schools, organisations and charities to make the changes that these people need. Positively changing the lives of less able people and their families.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£87k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in deficit, with net assets of £7,793 at the year end. Despite this negative balance, the trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, asserting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue operations for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£112k£87k
05/04/2024£34k£48k
05/04/2023£26k£44k
05/04/2022£23k£25k
05/04/2021£23k£18k

Common questions

Is BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND COMMUNITY GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in deficit, with net assets of £7,793 at the year end. Despite this negative balance, the trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, asserting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue operations for the next 12 months. 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 Fund24/06/2022£10kAutism suported employment
UK government15/07/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund07/06/2019£10kSpokes

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNITY WORKS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND COMMUNITY GROUP£112k—0unclear—no doubt
UNITY WORKS SOCIAL ENTERPRISES FY2025£3.0m——unclear—no doubt
LEARNING DISABILITY ENGLAND FY2025£381k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD. FY2025£2.5m——above71.5%no doubt
BASICS PLUS FY2025£862k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORTED COMMUNITY BUSINESS (SPECIAL NEEDS) FY2025£325k—0unclear—no doubt

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