The de Brome Trust
Analysis
The de Brome Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The de Brome Trust reported income of £435k and spending of £615k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £68k to £435k (+542%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The de Brome Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gurdwara Nanaksar (£435k), The Dickinson Family Charitable Trust (£435k) and Markaz Ud Dawat Wal Irshad London UK Muslim Community Centre (£434k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To support the operations of The University Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gurdwara Nanaksar | Hants | £435k |
| The Dickinson Family Charitable Trust | Henley-On-Thames | £435k |
| Markaz Ud Dawat Wal Irshad London UK Muslim Community Centre | London | £434k |
| Cheshire Reform Congregation Limited | Manchester | £435k |