Bruce Wake Charity

Analysis

Bruce Wake Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rutland. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Bruce Wake Charity reported income of £179k and spending of £6.5m, spending 3657% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £130k to £179k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 1551% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bruce Wake Charity sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ilfracombe & District Community Transport Association (£179k), Friends of Bright Eyes (£179k) and Foundation Futures CIO (£179k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.