BOROUGH MARKET (SOUTHWARK)
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To provide a market as a public amenity for the benefit of the public. The Borough Market Trust is committed to playing a leading role in the debate and education about food and its impact on society and public health, and will continue to provide only those foods which meet our standards of nutrition, freshness and taste quality and demonstrate environmental sustainability in their production.
Latest income
£8.4m
Expenditure
£8.6m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £5.8m | £6.1m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £6.6m | £7.0m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £7.4m | £6.9m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £7.7m | £7.9m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £8.4m | £8.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £4.2m |
| Trading | £470k |
| Investment income | £3.7m |
| Total income | £8.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.7m |
| Raising funds | £465k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £28k |
| Total expenditure | £8.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £60.5m |
| Total funds | £99.9m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £60.5m |
| — endowment | £39.5m |
| Total assets | £99.9m |
| Cash | £6.3m |
People
| Employees | 40 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.