Bradford Building Preservation Trust

Analysis

Bradford Building Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02928606). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bradford Building Preservation Trust reported income of £71k and spending of £39k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £275 to £71k (+25629%), an average of +300% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 202054%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bradford Building Preservation Trust 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 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Culpeper Community Garden Association (£70k), The Castlegate House Charitable Trust (£71k) and Henry Robert Bull Charitable Trust (£70k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.