Brachers Charitable Trust

Analysis

Brachers Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Brachers Charitable Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £1,200, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £9,850 to £16k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Brachers Charitable Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Edward and Diana Hornby Charitable Trust (£16k), Friends of Great Binfields (£16k) and Our Lady's School Parent Teacher and Friends Association (£16k).