Bramley Elderly Action

Analysis

Bramley Elderly Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03008194). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bramley Elderly Action reported income of £589k and spending of £635k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £759k to £589k (-22%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Bramley Elderly Action 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 Support Cambridgeshire (£587k), North Bristol Advice Centre (£592k) and The a Team Foundation Limited (£587k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66%, trading 21%, donations and legacies 11% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £2,688 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.