Breadline

Analysis

Breadline is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03303140). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Breadline reported income of £357k and spending of £262k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £224k to £357k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Breadline sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Boaz Trust Hampshire Limited (£357k), Lewisham Irish Community Centre (£357k) and Surrey Welfare Rights Unit (£357k).