Brierfield Action in the Community

Analysis

Brierfield Action in the Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nelson. It was registered in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04596483). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2022, Brierfield Action in the Community reported income of £115k and spending of £44k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2022, income grew from £51k to £115k (+126%), an average of +126% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brierfield Action in the Community sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coombeswood Canal Trust (£115k), London Historic Buildings Trust Ltd (£116k) and Woodlands Speaks (£115k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.