# BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 297716
- **Other names:** B I T C
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 28, 1987
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=297716


## Contact

- **Address:** BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY, 137 SHEPHERDESS WALK, LONDON
- **Postcode:** N1 7RQ
- **Phone:** 02075668650
- **Email:** lesley.wolfenden@bitc.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bitc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 2.1.1 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY BY PROMOTING THE PRACTICAL INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT OF COMPANIES, FIRMS, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, IN ADVANCING INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE BY CREATING OR ASSISTING IN THE CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT IN AREAS WHERE INVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT IS CAUSING POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILL HEALTH; 2.1.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF RELATING TO THE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE; 2.1.3 OTHERWISE TO RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND FURTHER OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE PRACTICAL INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT OF COMPANIES, FIRMS, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN SUCH PURPOSES PARTICULARLY IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY HAVE OPERATIONAL INTERESTS. 2.1.4 THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THE PRACTICAL INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT OF COMPANIES, FIRMS, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE COURSE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £12946167 | £13931474 | £6006602 | 234 |
| June 30, 2024 | £18393929 | £14017380 | £6991909 | 229 |
| June 30, 2023 | £13988454 | £15837925 | £2615360 | 258 |
| June 30, 2022 | £14491996 | £15594212 | £4464830 | 251 |
| June 30, 2021 | £16904342 | £14821428 | £5567048 | 242 |



## Trustees

- **Peter Harrison** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 8, 2023
- Dame Alison Rose — appointed Feb. 6, 2020
- Keith Charles Frederick Weed CBE — appointed Nov. 17, 2014
- Lucinda Charles-Jones — appointed April 29, 2020
- Paul Gareth Lewis — appointed Jan. 12, 2026
- RICHARD HUTTON — appointed July 12, 2016
- Raman Bhatia — appointed Nov. 4, 2021
- Victoria Anne Davies — appointed Nov. 15, 2023
- Zahra Shiva Bahrololoumi CBE — appointed Nov. 15, 2023