Brunswick Centre

Analysis

Brunswick Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02764525). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brunswick Centre reported income of £647k and spending of £655k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £368k to £647k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Brunswick Centre sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Food and Shelter Foundation (£647k), Voluntary Action - North East Lincolnshire (£647k) and Catholic Marriage Care Limited (£646k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63% and donations and legacies 36%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £153k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.