01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 11 May 1964
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00407270
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £32,261,000
- Latest expenditure
- £33,445,000
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BFBS, CHALFONT GROVE, NARCOT LANE, CHALFONT ST. PETER, GERRARDS CROSS, SL9 8TN
Website recorded by the regulator: bfbs.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We promote the efficiency of HM Armed Forces through the provision ofservices related to entertainment, information, education, welfare and training whilst stationed ordeployed abroad and local radio channels in military bases in the UK
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £32,261,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,445,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £31,985,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,239,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £29,315,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,995,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £28,774,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,956,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £27,563,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,083,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £32,261,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,445,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 29069436
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 23
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £31,985,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £32,239,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 28186000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 17
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £29,315,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,995,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 24734000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 17
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £28,774,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,956,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 24057000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £27,563,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £28,083,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 24200000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1317000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 30907000
- Income Investments
- 37000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 32261000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £186,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £32,962,000
- Expenditure Other
- 297000
- Expenditure Total
- 33445000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 186000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 377000
- Expenditure Governance
- 240000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5016000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1089000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 531000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £34,992,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35843000
- Assets Own Use
- 5112000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 30731000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,867,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,718,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,992,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4718000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,474,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 34992000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 34992000
- Count Employees
- 291
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1010000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 29844000
- Income Investments
- 1131000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 31985000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £151,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £31,714,000
- Expenditure Other
- 374000
- Expenditure Total
- 32239000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 151000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 223000
- Expenditure Governance
- 223000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4997000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1262000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1248000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £35,645,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35038000
- Assets Own Use
- 3605000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 31433000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,824,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,217,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £35,645,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4217000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,712,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 35645000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 35645000
- Count Employees
- 264
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1025000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 27188000
- Income Investments
- 1102000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 29315000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £151,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £30,576,000
- Expenditure Other
- 268000
- Expenditure Total
- 30995000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 151000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 227000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4350000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1362000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1226000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £34,651,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34080000
- Assets Own Use
- 3895000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 30185000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,821,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,250,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,651,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3250000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,515,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 34651000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 34651000
- Count Employees
- 257
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1161000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 26662000
- Income Investments
- 951000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 28774000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £152,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £29,416,000
- Expenditure Other
- 388000
- Expenditure Total
- 29956000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 152000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5148000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1450000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2451000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 114000
- Reserves
- £37,557,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35793000
- Assets Own Use
- 4382000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 31411000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,642,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,878,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £37,557,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3878000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £610,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 37557000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 37557000
- Count Employees
- 255
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 26303000
- Income Investments
- 884000
- Income Other
- 376000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 27563000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £147,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £27,936,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 28083000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 147000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 203000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4660000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1573000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 6842000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -732000
- Reserves
- £36,174,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34479000
- Assets Own Use
- 5519000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 28960000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,324,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,629,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £36,174,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4629000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,056,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 36174000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 36174000
- Count Employees
- 246
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Buckinghamshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 114
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BFBS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1964-05-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29TH MARCH 1946 AS AMENDED 1ST JANUARY 1969, 25TH JULY 1978, 27TH MARCH 1979, 13TH MAY 1982, 11 DECEMBER 1998 AND 24TH JUNE 2008 as amended on 23 Jul 2020
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF MEMBERS OF HER MAJESTY'S ARMED FORCES (WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS MEMORANDUM BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF ANY NURSING OR OTHER AUXILIARY SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY'S SAID FORCES AND MEMBERS OF ANY CADET FORCE, TRAINING CORPS OR OTHER BODY HAVING AS AN OBJECT THEREOF THE TRAINING OF PERSONS FOR MEMBERSHIP OF HER MAJESTY'S SAID FORCES OR ANY NURSING OR AUXILIARY SERVICE THEREOF) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, WELFARE, TRAINING AND ENTERTAINMENT.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 82674
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE SERVICES KINEMA CORPORATION
- Charity Name Id
- 82679
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE SERVICES SOUND AND VISION CORPORATION
- Charity Name Id
- 82670
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BFBS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures