The Brain Trust Limited

Analysis

The Brain Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02383683). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Brain Trust Limited reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £2.1m (+5938%), an average of +179% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 3338%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Brain Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clervaux Garden School (£2.1m), The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (£2.1m) and The Society of Operations Engineers (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m.