Berega Relief Equipment and Development Trust
Analysis
Berega Relief Equipment and Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Epsom. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Berega Relief Equipment and Development Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £28k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £41k to £35k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Berega Relief Equipment and Development Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Holme Cultram Sea Dyke Charity (£35k), Stone (Staffs) and District University of the Third Age (£35k) and Community Support Centre (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
BREAD raises funds and makes grants to projects run by the Diocese of Morogoro in Tanzania in four main ways: Berega Hospital (serving a wide surrounding area), Berega Orphanage, Berega Institute of Health Sciences (BIHeS) and Bishop Chitemo Primary and Secondary Schools. We also support various village related projects and elective visits by international volunteers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Holme Cultram Sea Dyke Charity | Wigton | £35k |
| Stone (Staffs) and District University of the Third Age | Staffordshire | £35k |
| Community Support Centre | Salford | £35k |
| The Harry Middleton Gift | Buckinghamshire | £35k |