The Burford Trust

Analysis

The Burford Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tenbury Wells. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and animals, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Burford Trust reported income of £111k and spending of £129k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £86k to £111k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Burford Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherwood Playgroup (£111k), Shildon Community Bus (£111k) and Muslim Community College (Intl) (£111k).