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the british paralympic association

The charity supports people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies. The British Paralympic Association is a registered charity whose purpose is amateur sport. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) is a registered charity which is responsible for selecting, preparing, entering, funding and managing Britain' s teams at the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games. The Paralympic Games take place once every four years (with a Winter Games two years after each summer edition of the Games) in the same city and year as the Olympic Games.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,128,712
Latest Expenditure
£11,371,630

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 14.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,298,538
Charitable Activities £109,787
Other Trading £7,480,126
Investments £240,261
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £9,754,222
Raising Funds £1,617,408
Governance £52,534
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£10,128,712£11,371,630£9,754,222£5,895,918£5,834,24450 / 0
2024£8,720,462£7,677,706£5,132,184£7,138,836£6,920,82949 / 0
2023£5,317,761£4,127,764£3,087,130£6,096,080£6,073,82244 / 0
2022£11,108,340£9,281,016£8,306,582£4,906,083£4,912,53640 / 0
2021£4,976,513£3,689,682£3,069,853£3,078,759£2,922,95239 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers