BILD ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED TRAINING

Registered charity 1190461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

BILD Association of Certified Training has been set up to certify training services that include a restrictive intervention. We are licenced by the Restraint Reduction Network to certify services as complying with the Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards. The standards aim to facilitate culture change, not just technical competence.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£789k
Latest spending
£778k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,967 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted income of £789,090 against expenditure of £778,123. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £79,000, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operational costs, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £79k; policy: three months of full budgeted operational costs)
At 31st March 2025, total reserves stood at £137k (2024: £126k), of which free reserves totalled £79k (2024: £68k). This is less than the reserves target level described above and will not require a transfer to group reserves. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Group Reserves Contribution
British Institute of Learning Disabilities - Group Reserves Contribution £78,837 (2024 £74,808). — page 20
BILD Restraint Reduction Network - Licence Fee £157,674 (2024 £146,616). — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Licence Fee
British Institute of Learning Disabilities - Group Reserves Contribution £78,837 (2024 £74,808). — page 20
BILD Restraint Reduction Network - Licence Fee £157,674 (2024 £146,616). — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£789k
Total spending
£778k
Reserves (reported)
£137k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£789k£778k
31/03/2024£747k£701k
31/03/2023£668k£625k
31/03/2022£629k£532k
31/03/2021£318k£329k

Common questions

Is BILD ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED TRAINING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,967 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted income of £789,090 against expenditure of £778,123. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £79,000, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operational costs, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.