BAPCO LIMITED

Registered charity 1182924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES BY IMPROVING THE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY AND CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES BY IMPROVING THE KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY AND CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£273k
Latest spending
£281k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £642,179 to £634,039 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The Trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and maintains reserves above its stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years expenditure which is approximately £300k (held: £634k)
“The Board considers that the appropriate level of reserves should cover two years expenditure which is approximately £300k.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from subsidiary
“In the period, a donation of £161,340 (2024: £199,203) and intercompany recharges of £31,055 (2024: £29,745) were received from BAPCO (Trading) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the charitable company.” — page 27
“In the period, a donation of £161,340 (2024: £199,203) and intercompany recharges of £31,055 (2024: £29,745) were received from BAPCO (Trading) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the charitable company.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Intercompany recharges
“In the period, a donation of £161,340 (2024: £199,203) and intercompany recharges of £31,055 (2024: £29,745) were received from BAPCO (Trading) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the charitable company.” — page 27
“In the period, a donation of £161,340 (2024: £199,203) and intercompany recharges of £31,055 (2024: £29,745) were received from BAPCO (Trading) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the charitable company.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amount owed by subsidiary
“In the period, a donation of £161,340 (2024: £199,203) and intercompany recharges of £31,055 (2024: £29,745) were received from BAPCO (Trading) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the charitable company.” — page 27
“In the period, a donation of £161,340 (2024: £199,203) and intercompany recharges of £31,055 (2024: £29,745) were received from BAPCO (Trading) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the charitable company.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: BAPCO (Trading) Limited
“The Charitable Company has an active trading subsidiary, BAPCO Trading Limited, that currently organises conferences for public safety and critical communications professionals.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

BAPCO (TRADING) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £161k
  • Balance due to parent charity: £31,655
“In the year a donation of £161,340 (2024 - £199,203) and intercompany recharges of £31,055 (2024 - £29,745) were paid to BAPCO Limited, a charitable company which owns 100% of the share capital of the Company.”

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£273k£281k
31/03/2024£296k£236k
31/03/2023£80k£231k
31/03/2022£408k£88k
31/03/2021£114k£140k

Common questions

Is BAPCO LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £642,179 to £634,039 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The Trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and maintains reserves above its stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BACON FOUNDATION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BAPCO LIMITED£273k—0unclear—no doubt
BACON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£2.0m—0below—noted
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE B S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt
POSSUK LIMITED FY2025£156k—0below—no doubt
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0below—no doubt

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