THE BIG DIFFERENCE

Registered charity 1202119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£722k

Latest spending

£546k

Registered

2023

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income

£722k

Total spending

£546k

Cost of raising funds

£120k

Reserves (reported)

£346k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Ashley Jameschair
CHRIS WARD
Michael Spradbery · trustee of 1 other charity
Nigel James Lapage · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£722k	£546k
31/03/2024	£231k	£61k

Common questions

Who funds THE BIG DIFFERENCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BIG DIFFERENCE as a grant recipient include UTILITA GIVING, THE RICHARD KIRKMAN TRUST, THE PARAOCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.JAMES' WEST END IN THE DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER, THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Nigel James Lapage — trustee here and at THE RICHARD KIRKMAN TRUST

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
UTILITA GIVING	FY2025	£10k
THE RICHARD KIRKMAN TRUST	FY2023	£4k
THE PARAOCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.JAMES' WEST END IN THE DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER	FY2023	£50
THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	—