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CCEW Charity Commission profile

BGF FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1197304 · organisation 5188310

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
29 December 2021
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income
£839,081
Latest expenditure
£809,767
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: BGF FOUNDATION, WATERGATE HOUSE, 13-15 YORK BUILDINGS, LONDON, WC2N 6JU

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.bgf.co.uk/bgf-foundation/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The BGF Foundation is focused on the following 5 charitable purposes: the prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health or the saving of lives, the advancement of environmental protection or improvement, and the relief of those in need by reason of age, youth, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received
16 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
16 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£839,081
Total Gross Expenditure
£809,767
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received
14 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
14 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£500,361
Total Gross Expenditure
£424,177
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received
15 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£970,755
Total Gross Expenditure
£560,552
Fin Period Start Date
29 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received
7 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
7 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£100
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
16 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£839,081
Total Gross Expenditure
£809,767
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading 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
Count Volunteers
72
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
14 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£500,361
Total Gross Expenditure
£424,177
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading 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
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
15 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£970,755
Total Gross Expenditure
£560,552
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading 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
Count Volunteers
12
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
29 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
7 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£100
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10

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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
16 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
830778
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
8303
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
839081
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£809,767
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
809767
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
466500
Expenditure Governance
5040
Expenditure Support Costs
343267
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£515,801
Assets Total Fixed
1200
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
1200
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£670,449
Assets Total Liabilities
£155,848
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£515,801
Creditors One Year Total Current
155848
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£253,782
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
515801
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
515801
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
14 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
500025
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
336
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
500361
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£424,177
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
424177
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
400000
Expenditure Governance
4800
Expenditure Support Costs
19377
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£486,487
Assets Total Fixed
300
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
300
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£591,087
Assets Total Liabilities
£104,900
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£486,487
Creditors One Year Total Current
104900
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£174,419
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
486487
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
486487
Count Employees
3
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
15 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
970755
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
970755
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£560,552
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
560552
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
370000
Expenditure Governance
190552
Expenditure Support Costs
190552
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£410,303
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£561,607
Assets Total Liabilities
£151,304
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£410,303
Creditors One Year Total Current
151304
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£269,841
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
410303
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
410303
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BGF FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2021-12-29T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
647640
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BGFF

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures