THE BKL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1188428 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity makes grants to other charities registered in the United Kingdom.

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £66,486 at the year end, which the Trustees consider adequate given that no formal reserves policy is required. The charity reported a net surplus of £16,495 for the year, funded primarily by donations from its connected sponsor, Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP (90% of income)
“Donations totalling £32,025 (2024: £35,374) were received from Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no formal level of reserves are required (held: £66k)
“In view of the nature of the charity, the Trustees are satisfied that no formal level of reserves are required” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from connected sponsor
“The BKL Foundation received £32,025 (2024: £35,374) from Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP in the year, with £32,025 (2024: £35,374) within accrued income owed from the same organisation.” — page 18
“In addition £2,000 (2024: £1,500) relates to donated services by Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP for the preparation of the accounts.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated professional services
“The BKL Foundation received £32,025 (2024: £35,374) from Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP in the year, with £32,025 (2024: £35,374) within accrued income owed from the same organisation.” — page 18
“In addition £2,000 (2024: £1,500) relates to donated services by Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP for the preparation of the accounts.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee connections
“The BKL Foundation received £32,025 (2024: £35,374) from Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP in the year, with £32,025 (2024: £35,374) within accrued income owed from the same organisation.” — page 18
“In addition £2,000 (2024: £1,500) relates to donated services by Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP for the preparation of the accounts.” — page 12
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£36k£19k
31/03/2024£37k£57k
31/03/2023£65k£62k
31/03/2022£44k£46k
31/03/2021£36k£3k

Common questions

Is THE BKL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £66,486 at the year end, which the Trustees consider adequate given that no formal reserves policy is required. The charity reported a net surplus of £16,495 for the year, funded primarily by donations from its connected sponsor, Berg Kaprow Lewis LLP. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.