Bre Trust

Analysis

Bre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03282856). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bre Trust reported income of £64.8m and spending of £58.4m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £52.3m to £64.8m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bre Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CDP Worldwide (£60.5m), WWF - UK (£89.3m) and The Federation of Groundwork Trusts (£48.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 3.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £7.5m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 597 people.