BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP

Registered charity 1189469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BECG

Preserve historic broadcast television equipment, its associated documentation and historyEngage with the general public and those associated with the television industry in order to encourage interest in historic broadcast television technologyResearch, document and communicate broadcast industry related subjectsEducate and encourage new generations into broadcast engineering

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Latest income
£192k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £698,587 from £598,735 in the prior year, driven by additions to fixed assets and increased cash holdings. The charity holds unrestricted general funds equal to its total net assets, with no stated reserves policy target or specific expenditure coverage metrics provided.

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £363k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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
31/12/2025£192k£92k
31/12/2024£181k£67k
31/12/2023£67k£27k
31/12/2022£97k£31k
31/12/2021£308k£11k

Common questions

Is BROADCAST ENGINEERING CONSERVATION GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £698,587 from £598,735 in the prior year, driven by additions to fixed assets and increased cash holdings. The charity holds unrestricted general funds equal to its total net assets, with no stated reserves policy target or specific expenditure coverage metrics provided. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.