Brookfield Spaceplace
Analysis
Brookfield Spaceplace is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Brookfield Spaceplace reported income of £112k and spending of £123k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £55k to £112k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Brookfield Spaceplace sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The North End Trust (£112k), Living Archive Project (£112k) and The High Beeches Gardens Conservation Trust (£112k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
the charity provides facilities in the interests of social welfare, for recreation and leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Brookfield area of Preston, and in common effect to advance education and and to improve the physical and economic conditions of life in the said area of benefit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The North End Trust | Norfolk | £112k |
| Living Archive Project | Milton Keynes | £112k |
| The High Beeches Gardens Conservation Trust | Haywards Heath | £112k |
| The Pushkin Trust | Co Tyrone | £112k |