Bradford Trident Limited

Analysis

Bradford Trident Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04084653). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bradford Trident Limited reported income of £7.3m and spending of £7.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £7.3m to £7.3m (-0.6%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bradford Trident Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stone Family Foundation (£7.3m), The Steve Morgan Foundation (£7.3m) and Bolton Hospice (£7.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, investments 13% and charitable activities 5.6%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £20k. Reserves of £938k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 69 people.