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BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY

Company no. 01619253 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY is an active 44-year-old company. One to note: 4 outstanding charges. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
4 outstanding charges — secured debt registered
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
Established — 44+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years4 charges
StatusActive
Company number01619253
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated2 Mar 1982 · 44 yrs
Registered office137 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7RQ
Nature of business94110 - Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Next accounts due31 Mar 2027
Confirmation statement due29 Dec 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
297716
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
28 Sep 1987
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£12,946,167 · year to 30 Jun 2025
Latest expenditure
£13,931,474

What BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY does

Business in the Community is the oldest and largest business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business. We champion responsible business as essential for long term economic growth and resilience.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
30 Jun 2025 £12,946,167 £13,931,474 −£985,307
30 Jun 2024 £18,393,929 £14,017,380 £4,376,549
30 Jun 2023 £13,988,454 £15,837,925 −£1,849,471
30 Jun 2022 £14,491,996 £15,594,212 −£1,102,216
30 Jun 2021 £16,904,342 £14,821,428 £2,082,914

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (8)

Peter HarrisonChair
Trustee · appointed 8 Dec 2023
Dame Alison Rose
Trustee · appointed 6 Feb 2020
Lucinda Charles-Jones
Trustee · appointed 29 Apr 2020
Paul Gareth Lewis
Trustee · appointed 12 Jan 2026
RICHARD HUTTON
Trustee · appointed 12 Jul 2016
Raman Bhatia
Trustee · appointed 4 Nov 2021
Victoria Anne Davies
Trustee · appointed 15 Nov 2023
Zahra Shiva Bahrololoumi CBE
Trustee · appointed 15 Nov 2023

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Property & land holdings (3)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Ground Floor Premises, Canal Buildings, Shepherdess Walk, London Leasehold Hackney, Greater London
Third Floor, 30-34 Hounds Gate, Nottingham (NG1 7AB) Leasehold City Of Nottingham
Suite C, 44-60 Richardshaw Lane, Stanningley, Pudsey (LS28 7UR) Leasehold Leeds, West Yorkshire

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

WOLFENDEN, Lesley Ann
Secretary · appointed 25 Apr 1997 · British
BAHROLOLOUMI, Zahra Shiva
Director · appointed 15 Nov 2023 · British
BHATIA, Raman
Director · appointed 4 Nov 2021 · British
CHARLES-JONES, Lucinda Claire
Director · appointed 29 Apr 2020 · British
DAVIES, Victoria Anne
Director · appointed 15 Nov 2023 · British
HARRISON, Peter
Director · appointed 8 Dec 2023 · British
HUTTON, Richard John
Director · appointed 12 Jul 2016 · British
LEWIS, Paul Gareth
Director · appointed 12 Jan 2026 · British
ROSE, Alison, Dame
Director · appointed 6 Feb 2020 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to30 Jun 2025
Next accounts due31 Mar 2027
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement15 Dec 2025
Next statement due29 Dec 2026
Accounts typeGroup accounts

Filing position at Companies House. A company keeping accounts and its confirmation statement up to date is a basic sign of good order; anything overdue is worth a question.

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Data from Companies House (official public register), presented by Verivello for information only — not a credit reference or financial advice. Always verify against the official source. Status & registered office checked live from Companies House · 13 Sep 2026, 06:41 UK.