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BAND OF BUILDERS

Registered charity 1182283 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOB

We provide practical assistance to members of the UK construction industry and their families when faced with life changing conditions

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Latest income
£525k
Latest spending
£487k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £202,469, which exceeds its stated policy target of £95,000. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: 10
“The charity has rented storage from The Gift Box Co, a business entity owned by G. Crane and L. Stevenson for a rental of £5,897 (2023 - £3,996), which is below the market rent. G. Crane is the CEO and L. Stevenson is a Trustee of the charity. Both are excluded from all discussions relating to the rentals.” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BAND OF BUILDERS (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£525k
Total spending
£487k
Cost of raising funds
£250k
Reserves (reported)
£193k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (78% 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: 47.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£525k£487k
31/12/2023£524k£513k
31/12/2022£456k£489k
28/02/2022£454k£397k
28/02/2021£141k£123k

Common questions

Is BAND OF BUILDERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £202,469, which exceeds its stated policy target of £95,000. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BAND OF BUILDERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BAND OF BUILDERS as a grant recipient include VINCI UK FOUNDATION, THE PERSIMMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
VINCI UK FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE PERSIMMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5khelp members of the construction industry and their families in their hour of need

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2.8m
The Trillium Trust UK1£210k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£200k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£180k
THE HAPPOLD FOUNDATION1£120k
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION1£101k
CHK Foundation1£100k
THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATION1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUILDING HEROES EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BAND OF BUILDERS£525k—0unclear—no doubt
BUILDING HEROES EDUCATION FOUNDATION FY2025£806k—0below—no doubt
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH FY2024£1.9m£80,001 - £90,0001below—no doubt
THE HULL BUILDING SAFETY GROUP LTD FY2025£135k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
Construction Workers’ Charitable Trust FY2025£391k—0above—no doubt
BUILD IT INTERNATIONAL FY2025£1.3m——unclear14.4%no doubt

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