The Brownsword Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Brownsword Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Brownsword Charitable Foundation reported income of £595k and spending of £242k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £235k to £595k (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Brownsword Charitable Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The SCS Trust (£594k), Miva Foundation (£598k) and Lilian Frances Hind Bequest (Trustees of Lady Hind) (£594k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 75% and donations and legacies 25%. Charitable activities took 33% of spending and raising funds 64%. Grants to other organisations totalled £75k. Reserves of £951k would cover about 46 months of spending at that rate.