The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation

Analysis

The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in November 2007, 19 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation reported income of £2.4m and spending of £8.1m, spending 335% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.4m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 297% 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 Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicester Arts Centre Limited (£2.4m), Lafiya Nigeria Ltd (£2.4m) and The British Association of Urological Surgeons Limited (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £7.6m. Reserves of £10.6m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.