The Bren Project

Analysis

The Bren Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability 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 05551999). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bren Project reported income of £269k and spending of £271k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £138k to £269k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Bren Project sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cystic Fibrosis Care (£269k), Victoria Centre (£269k) and The Roger de Haan Charitable Trust (£269k).